How can you write an original poem when your literary consciousness is essentially made up of the memory of all the things that you've read before?

你怎么能说自己写的是原创的诗,当你的文思,主要是由你以前阅读积累下的记忆,组合成的呢？

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He's a very original and creative thinker who looks at things from a unique perspective and I find it very interesting talking with him.

他的想法独到而又有创见,从独到的视角审视一切,我觉得跟他聊天是很有意思的事情

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