我们读诗写诗并不是因为它好玩。我们读诗写诗是因为我们是人类的一分子。而人类是充满激情的。没错、医学、法律、商业、工程，这些都是崇高的追求，足以支撑人的一生。但诗歌...美丽、浪漫、爱情...这些才是我们生活的意义。

The writer must be a traitor to his class, his country, his religion—to everything except his conscience.

The most valuable resource in agriculture isn't land or water—it's knowledge.

我写歌是为了记住，也是为了忘记。

教育是你可以用来改变世界的最有力武器。

Don't be afraid of being different, be afraid of being the same as everyone else.

永远记住每次成功都可能导致你的失败，每次失败好好接受教训，也许就会走向成功。

一个人对自己的态度是过上长寿且相对幸福生活的最重要因素。