子张问:“什么是五种美德?”孔子说:“君子对人民施加恩惠,却不耗费财用;使百姓劳苦,百姓却无怨言;自己有所欲求却不贪婪;安宁矜持却不骄横;威严却不凶猛。”……子张又说:“什么是四种恶行?”孔子说:“事先不经教育,犯了罪就杀头叫做肆虐;不先告诫便要求有成效,这叫粗暴;发布命令迟缓,却突然限期完成,这叫残害人;同是给人赏赐,却出手吝啬,这叫只进不出的财务衙门。
作品的物质性非常重要——它必须有一种存在感。
I used to walk down the street like I was a star... I want people to walk around delusional about how great they can be - and then to fight so hard for it every day that the lie becomes the truth.
The beauty of poetry lies in its ability to transcend time and space.
The writer’s life is a life of solitude.
I don't care if you're black, white, straight, bisexual, gay, lesbian, short, tall, fat, skinny, rich or poor. If you're nice to me, I'll be nice to you. Simple as that.
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