诗歌应当像利剑一样锋利。

The stranger is close to us, insofar as we feel between him and ourselves common features of a national, social, occupational, or generally human, nature. He is far from us, insofar as these common features extend beyond him or us, and connect us only because they connect a great many people.

I'm the reason your earth won't turn.

The state is not a work of art; it is a necessity.