For a writer only one form of patriotism exists: his attitude toward language.

Quote by Joseph Brodsky

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It would be enough for me to have the system of a jury of twelve...

It would be enough for me to have the system of a jury of twelve...

Every individual ought to know at least one poet from cover to cover: if not...

Every individual ought to know at least one poet from cover to cover: if not...

This is the generation whose first cry of life was the Hungarian uprising.

This is the generation whose first cry of life was the Hungarian uprising.

The real history of consciousness starts with one's first lie.

The real history of consciousness starts with one's first lie.

A language is a more ancient and inevitable thing than any state.

A language is a more ancient and inevitable thing than any state.

Poetry is rather an approach to things, to life, than it is typographical production.

Poetry is rather an approach to things, to life, than it is typographical production.

The poetic notion of infinity is far greater than that which is sponsored by any...

The poetic notion of infinity is far greater than that which is sponsored by any...

For boredom speaks the language of time, and it is to teach you the most...

For boredom speaks the language of time, and it is to teach you the most...

How delightful to find a friend in everyone.

How delightful to find a friend in everyone.

What I like about cities is that everything is king size, the beauty and the...

What I like about cities is that everything is king size, the beauty and the...

Twentieth-century Russian literature has produced nothing special except perhaps one novel and two stories by...

Twentieth-century Russian literature has produced nothing special except perhaps one novel and two stories by...

Life, the way it really is, is a battle not between Bad and Good but...

Life, the way it really is, is a battle not between Bad and Good but...

After all, it is hard to master both life and work equally well. So if...

After all, it is hard to master both life and work equally well. So if...

Cherish your human connections: your relationships with friends and family.

Cherish your human connections: your relationships with friends and family.

For a writer only one form of patriotism exists: his attitude toward language.

For a writer only one form of patriotism exists: his attitude toward language.

Life is a game with many rules but no referee. One learns how to play...

Life is a game with many rules but no referee. One learns how to play...

No matter under what circumstances you leave it, home does not cease to be home....

No matter under what circumstances you leave it, home does not cease to be home....

Journeys, like artists, are born and not made. A thousand differing circumstances contribute to them,...

Journeys, like artists, are born and not made. A thousand differing circumstances contribute to them,...

Keep trusting God...He is always in control even when your circumstances may seem out of...

Keep trusting God...He is always in control even when your circumstances may seem out of...

Circumstances are the rulers of the weak; they are but the instruments of the wise.

Circumstances are the rulers of the weak; they are but the instruments of the wise.

Home is one's birthplace, ratified by memory.

Home is one's birthplace, ratified by memory.

The only way to live is to accept each minute as an unrepeatable miracle, which...

The only way to live is to accept each minute as an unrepeatable miracle, which...