Man cannot produce a single work without the assistance of the slow, assiduous, corrosive worm of thought. Eugenio Montale assiduousassistancecorrosive Change image and share on social
I do not go in search of poetry. I wait for poetry to visit me. Eugenio Montale poetrysearchvisit Change image and share on social
But poets were not considered dangerous and they were advised to exercise self-censorship. At most, poets were requested not to write at all. I took advantage of this negative liberty. Eugenio Montale advantageadvisecensorship Change image and share on social
Mass communication, radio, and especially television, have attempted, not without success, to annihilate every possibility of solitude and reflection. Eugenio Montale annihilateattemptcommunication Change image and share on social
Against the dark background of this contemporary civilization of well-being, even the arts tend to mingle, to lose their identity. Eugenio Montale artbackgroundcivilization Change image and share on social
Art is the production of objects for consumption, to be used and discarded while waiting for a new world in which man will have succeeded in freeing himself of everything, even of his own consciousness. Eugenio Montale artconsciousnessconsumption share on social
This proves that great lyric poetry can die, be reborn, die again, but will always remain one of the most outstanding creations of the human soul. Eugenio Montale creationdiegreat Change image and share on social
I have been judged to be a pessimist but what abyss of ignorance and low egoism is not hidden in one who thinks that Man is the god of himself and that his future can only be triumphant? Eugenio Montale abyssegoismfuture Change image and share on social
It has often been observed that the repercussion of poetic language on prose language can be considered a decisive cut of a whip. Eugenio Montale considercutdecisive Change image and share on social
I have always knocked at the door of that wonderful and terrible enigma which is life. Eugenio Montale doorenigmaknock Change image and share on social
