A language is a more ancient and inevitable thing than any state. Joseph Brodsky ancientinevitablelanguage Change image and share on social
The real history of consciousness starts with one's first lie. Joseph Brodsky consciousnesshistorylie Change image and share on social
What I like about cities is that everything is king size, the beauty and the ugliness. Joseph Brodsky beautycityking Change image and share on social
Every individual ought to know at least one poet from cover to cover: if not as a guide through the world, then as a yardstick for the language. Joseph Brodsky coverguideindividual Change image and share on social
Life is a game with many rules but no referee. One learns how to play it more by watching it than by consulting any book, including the holy book. Small wonder, then, that so many play dirty, that so few win, that so many lose. Joseph Brodsky bookconsultdirty share on social
Life - the way it really is - is a battle not between Bad and Good but between Bad and Worse. Joseph Brodsky badbadlybattle Change image and share on social
Snobbery? But it's only a form of despair. Joseph Brodsky despairformsnobbery Change image and share on social
For the poet the credo or doctrine is not the point of arrival but is, on the contrary, the point of departure for the metaphysical journey. Joseph Brodsky arrivalcontrarycredo Change image and share on social
This is the generation whose first cry of life was the Hungarian uprising. Joseph Brodsky crygenerationhungarian Change image and share on social
For boredom speaks the language of time, and it is to teach you the most valuable lesson of your life - the lesson of your utter insignificance. Joseph Brodsky boredominsignificancelanguage Change image and share on social
