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

Quote by Joseph Brodsky

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Man is what he reads.

Man is what he reads.

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...

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.

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...

For the poet the credo or doctrine is not the point of arrival but is,...

For the poet the credo or doctrine is not the point of arrival but is,...

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...

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...

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

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

Who included me among the ranks of the human race?

Who included me among the ranks of the human race?

Bad literature is a form of treason.

Bad literature is a form of treason.

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...

Life - the way it really is - is a battle not between Bad and...

Life - the way it really is - is a battle not between Bad and...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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

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

How delightful to find a friend in everyone.

How delightful to find a friend in everyone.

Snobbery? But it's only a form of despair.

Snobbery? But it's only a form of despair.