F. Sionil Jose
I can't understand Urdu, Bahasa or Russian, but when the Pakistani Faiz, the Indonesian Rendra and the Russian Rosdentvensky declaim, I can feel the living throb of rhythm and music, the warmth and passion of their poetry, as do the hundreds, not a mere roomful, of poetry lovers in the audience.
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Nothing that has value, real value, has no cost...It is better to conquer yourself than to win...I have come to believe over and over again...Fishing is a delusion entirely surrounded by liar...To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing...Live as if you were to die tomorrow...
