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

Quote by Joseph Brodsky

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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...

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.

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.

It is well to read everything of something, and something of everything.

It is well to read everything of something, and something of everything.

I do not believe in political movements. I believe in personal movement, that movement of...

I do not believe in political movements. I believe in personal movement, that movement of...

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...

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,...

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

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

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....

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

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

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...

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.

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.

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 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...

Who included me among the ranks of the human race?

Who included me among the ranks of the human race?

How delightful to find a friend in everyone.

How delightful to find a friend in everyone.

Man is what he reads.

Man is what he reads.

Bad literature is a form of treason.

Bad literature is a form of treason.

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

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