In short, the only thing to do in life is to provide, and provide is just what you cannot ever adequately do, as the husband in "Home Burial" knows.

总而言之，生命中唯一能做的就是给予，而且给予永远不够，像那个“家冢“中的丈夫知道的那样。

耶鲁公开课 - 现代诗歌课程节选

Do you want to be lobotomized where that's the only way, at least that we've got so far, to imagine a life that you would enjoy forever.

你们想接受额叶切除术吗,至少那是我们想到的唯一办法，去想象一种永远享受的生活。

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选