Lauren Bacall (1924-2014).
«Aquesta vida,
a què puc comparar-la?
Les barques remen
mar endins a trenc d’alba:
deixants d’escuma blanca.»
«Living in this world —
to what shall I compare it?
Its like a boat
rowing out at break of day,
leaving no trace behind.»
Sami Mansei (fl. c. 720)