O poeta é um fingidor. Finge tão completamente que chega a fingir que é dor a dor que deveras sente.
诗人是个伪装者。他伪装得如此彻底，以至于假装成他真正感受到的痛苦。
我们都在阴沟里，但仍有人仰望星空。
译文：一杯酒下肚，试问身后的虚名又算得了什么?人间万事常常是细微如毫发的事情被看得很重，而泰山般重要的大事却被轻视。最悲伤的莫过于生离死别，最快乐的莫过于结识新的知己，这种情感古今皆同。富贵不是我追求的事，我只愿与白鸥结盟，归隐江湖。
文学是语言的艺术，语言是文学的艺术。
Never invest in any idea you can't illustrate with a crayon.
The capacity of the human mind for forming and manipulating symbols is what sets us apart from other animals.
The Golden Rule will never fail you. It is the foundation of all other virtues.
The harmony between humans and nature is the ultimate goal.