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.
If there is anything good about exile, it is that it teaches one humility. It accelerates one’s drift into isolation, an absolute perspective. Into t… - Joseph Brodsky
If there is anything good about exile, it is that it teaches one humility. It accelerates one’s drift into isolation, an absolute perspective. Into t…
- Joseph Brodsky
I sit in the dark. And it would be hard to figure out which is worse; the dark inside, or the darkness out. - Joseph Brodsky
I sit in the dark. And it would be hard to figure out which is worse; the dark inside, or the darkness out.
How delightful to find a friend in everyone. - Joseph Brodsky
How delightful to find a friend in everyone.
Were we to choose our leaders on the basis of their reading experience and not their political programs, there would be much less grief on earth. I b… - Joseph Brodsky
Were we to choose our leaders on the basis of their reading experience and not their political programs, there would be much less grief on earth. I b…
The surest defense against Evil is extreme individualism, originality of thinking, whimsicality, even - if you will - eccentricity. That is, somethin… - Joseph Brodsky
The surest defense against Evil is extreme individualism, originality of thinking, whimsicality, even - if you will - eccentricity. That is, somethin…
There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them. - Joseph Brodsky
There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them.
In general, with things unpleasant, the rule is: The sooner you hit bottom, the faster you surface. - Joseph Brodsky
In general, with things unpleasant, the rule is: The sooner you hit bottom, the faster you surface.
For darkness restores what light cannot repair. - Joseph Brodsky
For darkness restores what light cannot repair.
A man should know about himself two or three things: whether he is a coward; whether he is an honest man or given to lies; whether he is an ambitious… - Joseph Brodsky
A man should know about himself two or three things: whether he is a coward; whether he is an honest man or given to lies; whether he is an ambitious…
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