“Un poète est un rossignol qui, assis dans l'obscurité, chante pour égayer de doux sons sa propre solitude.”Défense de la poésie
En anglais : "A poet is a nightingale, who sits in darkness and sings to cheer its own solitude with sweet sounds. His auditors are as men entranced by the melody of an unseen musician."
“Chaque année, le rossignol revêt des plumes neuves, mais il garde sa chanson.”Les îles d'or