Adonis the full dialogues 1/5

But as long as love and death exist, poetry will remain, or a necessary existential thing: if poetry ends, it means that the person himself has ended. I do not fear for poetry, but I fear for the person. The person was given life once and forever. Therefore, he must live it with nobility and love, with sincerity and passion. To live it as poetry, love, and friendship. Live as if you have no enemy — even if you are surrounded by enemies: this is your primary heroism. And the first instinct that should guide your life. And live as a loving poet, live with brilliance, invent a poem, and go forth, increase the earth's vastness.