We don't read and write poetry because it's cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion. Medicine, law, business, engineering: these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love...these are what we stay alive for.

我们就是土地，土地就是我们。

依靠聪明、平衡的人类几个世纪以来所依赖的普通美德。常识、节俭、现实的期望、耐心和毅力。

Silence is not the absence of sound, but the presence of something deeper.

Human suffering and joy are universal, no matter where we come from.

I'm not interested in money or fame; I don't want to be on display like an animal in a zoo.

我们不是在观察心灵，而是心灵通过我们在观察世界。