"Writing is easy: all you do is sit staring at a blank sheet of paper until drops of blood form on your forehead."

生活就是被可能发生的事情的幽灵所困扰。

白天鹅不每天沐浴，也是洁白的；黑乌鸦不每天暴晒，也是黑的。

A poet must be like a tree, rooted in his native soil, drawing nourishment from it to bear fruit.