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Joseph Brodsky Quotes

Joseph Brodsky quotes

American Poet May 24, 1940 – January 28, 1996

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In the end, like the Almighty Himself, we make everything in our image, for want of a more reliable model; our artifacts tell more about ourselves than our confessions. Joseph Brodsky
It would be enough for me to have the system of a jury of twelve versus the system of one judge as a basis for preferring the U.S. to the Soviet Union. I would prefer the country you can leave to the country you cannot. Joseph Brodsky
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
Joseph Brodsky quote: "Who included me among the ranks of the human race?"
Who included me among the ranks of the human race? Joseph Brodsky
Joseph Brodsky quote: "A glance leaves an imprint on anything it's dwelt on."
A glance leaves an imprint on anything it's dwelt on. Joseph Brodsky
Joseph Brodsky quote: "The fact that we are living does not mean we are not sick."
The fact that we are living does not mean we are not sick. Joseph Brodsky
Joseph Brodsky quote: "Bad literature is a form of treason."
Bad literature is a form of treason. Joseph Brodsky
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
What concerns me is that man, unable to articulate, to express himself adequately, reverts to action. Since the vocabulary of action is limited, as it were, to his body, he is bound to act violently, extending his vocabulary with a weapon where there should have been an adjective. Joseph Brodsky
Joseph Brodsky quote: "What gets left of a man amounts to a part. To his spoken part...."
What gets left of a man amounts to a part. To his spoken part. To a part of speech Joseph Brodsky
Joseph Brodsky quote: "Out of Dostoevsky: Kafka. Out of Tolstoy: Margaret..."
Out of Dostoevsky: Kafka. Out of Tolstoy: Margaret Mitchell.(in conversation, explaining his dislike for Tolstoy) Joseph Brodsky
Joseph Brodsky quote: "Snobbery? But it's only a form of despair."
Snobbery? But it's only a form of despair. Joseph Brodsky
Joseph Brodsky quote: "A language is a more ancient and inevitable thing than any state."
A language is a more ancient and inevitable thing than any state. Joseph Brodsky
Joseph Brodsky quote: "An object, after all, is what makes infinity private."
An object, after all, is what makes infinity private. Joseph Brodsky
Joseph Brodsky quote: "The poetic notion of infinity is far greater than that which..."
The poetic notion of infinity is far greater than that which is sponsored by any creed. Joseph Brodsky

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