Changes in our aesthetic tastes have no value or meaning in and of themselves; what has value and meaning is the idea of change itself. Or, better stated: not change in and of itself, but change as an agent or inspiration of modern creations. Octavio Paz aestheticagentchange share on social
For a man of my generation, our century has been a long intellectual and political struggle in favor of freedom. Octavio Paz centuryfavorfreedom Change image and share on social
Fixity is always momentary. But how can it always be so? If it were, it would not be momentary - or would not be fixity. Octavio Paz fixitymomentary Change image and share on social
A work survives its readers; after a hundred or two hundred years, it is read by new readers who impose on it new modes of reading and interpretation. The work survives because of these interpretations, which are, in fact, resurrections: without them, there would be no work. Octavio Paz facthundredimpose share on social
All poems say the same thing, and each poem is unique. Each part reproduces the others, and each part is different. Octavio Paz partpoemreproduce Change image and share on social
Man does not speak because he thinks; he thinks because he speaks. Or rather, speaking is no different than thinking: to speak is to think. Octavio Paz manspeakthink Change image and share on social
To be a great painter means to be a great poet: someone who transcends the limits of his language. Octavio Paz greatlanguagelimit Change image and share on social
Self-discovery is above all the realization that we are alone: it is the opening of an impalpable, transparent wall - that of our consciousness - between the world and ourselves. Octavio Paz consciousnessdiscoveryimpalpable Change image and share on social
As it defines itself, every society defines other societies. That definition almost always takes the form of a condemnation: the 'other' is the barbarian. Octavio Paz barbariancondemnationdefine Change image and share on social
