2004年夏天从波尔图来到伦敦，出席俱乐部为他安排的记者招待会所说。

Caring too much for objects can destroy you. Only—if you care for a thing enough, it takes on a life of its own, doesn’t it? And isn’t the whole point of things—beautiful things—that they connect you to some larger beauty?

诗歌不是奢侈品，而是必需品。