The degree in which a poet's imagination dominates reality is, in the end, the exact measure of his importance and dignity.

The degree in which a poet's imagination dominates reality is, in the end, the exact measure of his importance and dignity.

诗人的想象力支配现实的程度，说到底，正是衡量他的重要性和尊严的准确尺度。

-- George Santayana 乔治·桑塔亚纳