The serious revolutionary, like the serious artist, can't afford to lead a sentimental or self-deceiving life.

The serious revolutionary, like the serious artist, can't afford to lead a sentimental or self-deceiving life.

严肃的革命者，像严肃的艺术家一样，不能过感情用事或自欺欺人的生活。

-- Adrienne Rich 艾德里安娜·里奇