If you can look into the seeds of time, And say which grain will grow and which will not, speak then to me, who neither beg nor fear Your favours nor your hate.

艺术是世间唯一需要认真看待的事，艺术家却是社会上唯一拒绝认真的人。

我不是因为快乐而唱歌，我因为唱歌而快乐。

诗歌是灵魂的音乐，尤其是伟大而有感情的灵魂的音乐。