: "Sometimes an empty page presents more opportunities."
: "Poetry in translation is like taking a shower with a raincoat on." subtitle Paterson.2016.BRRip.XviD.AC3-RARBG
: While mourning his loss at the Great Falls, Paterson meets a Japanese tourist (played by Masatoshi Nagase) who is also a poet. After a brief conversation about the nature of poetry and translation, the stranger hands Paterson a blank notebook . : "Sometimes an empty page presents more opportunities
: The stranger tells him that "sometimes a blank page presents more opportunities." This encounter encourages Paterson to begin writing again, shifting the meaning of the paper from a record of the past to a symbol of future potential. Relevant Quotes from the Scene Relevant Quotes from the Scene The poet-physician's note
The poet-physician's note and the plastic surgeon's note - PMC
: The protagonist, Paterson, is a bus driver who writes his poetry in a "secret notebook." To him, the physical act of writing on paper is personal and self-contained; he is reluctant to even photocopy his work.