Stephen Crane: "Di padang pasir aku melihat makhluk, telanjang, binata...

"Di padang pasir aku melihat makhluk, telanjang, binatang buas, yang, berjongkok di tanah, memegang hatinya di tangannya, dan memakannya. Saya berkata, "Apakah itu baik, teman?" "Pahit - pahit," jawabnya, "Tapi aku suka karena pahit, dan karena itu hatiku."

--- Stephen Crane

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Versi Bahasa Inggris

In the desert I saw a creature, naked, bestial, Who, squatting upon the ground, Held his heart in his hands, And ate of it. I said, ‘Is it good, friend?’ ‘It is bitter — bitter,’ he answered, ‘But I like it Because it is bitter, And because it is my heart.