Poetry is not a luxury, but a necessity.

【译文】 孔子说：“一个人如果他的品质胜过文采就会粗野，文采胜过品质就会浮华。只有文采和品质配合恰当，才是君子。”

What's terrible is to pretend that second-rate is first-rate. To pretend that you don't need love when you do; or you like your work when you know quite well you're capable of better.

世界是事实的总体，而不是事物的总体。

世界是一本书，我们都是它的读者和作者。