Quotes by Brodsky, Joseph

The surest defense against Evil is extreme individualism, originality >>

The poetic notion of infinity is far greater than that which is sponso >>

After all, it is hard to master both life and work equally well. So if >>

Quotations about Writers and Writing

I have the conviction that excessive literary production is a social o >>

The style of an author should be the image of his mind, but the choice >>

Justice to my readers compels me to admit that I write because I have >>

Every writing career starts as a personal quest for sainthood, for self-betterment. Sooner or later, and as a rule quite soon, a man discovers that his pen accomplishes a lot more than his soul.

Brodsky, Joseph