A chain is no stronger than its weakest link, and life is after all a chain.
The poem is an act of the mind, not a transcription of the world.
我不能也不愿生活在谨慎的世界里,至少作为作家不行。我向你保证,我宁愿如此——那样生活会更容易。但不幸的是,谨慎不适合小说家。