For a writer only one form of patriotism exists: his attitude toward language. Joseph Brodsky on attitude
What I like about cities is that everything is king size, the beauty and the ugliness. Joseph Brodsky on beauty
I do not believe in political movements. I believe in personal movement, that movement of the soul when a man who looks at himself is so ashamed that he tries to make some sort of change - within himself, not on the outside. Joseph Brodsky on change
It is well to read everything of something, and something of everything. Joseph Brodsky on education
Cherish your human connections: your relationships with friends and family. Joseph Brodsky on family
Cherish your human connections: your relationships with friends and family. Joseph Brodsky on friendship
The real history of consciousness starts with one's first lie. Joseph Brodsky on history
For a writer only one form of patriotism exists: his attitude toward language. Joseph Brodsky on patriotism
Poetry is rather an approach to things, to life, than it is typographical production. Joseph Brodsky on poetry
After all, it is hard to master both life and work equally well. So if you are bound to fake one of them, it had better be life. Joseph Brodsky on work