Joseph Brodsky Quotes

Poetry is rather an approach to things, to life, t... -Joseph Brodsky

Poetry is rather an approach to things, to life, than it is typographical production.

Joseph Brodsky , Poet
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This quote conveys that poetry should be understood as more than just a physical arrangement of words on a page, emphasizing its deeper purpose as an approach or perspective towards life and the world.

How delightful to find a friend in everyone.... -Joseph Brodsky

How delightful to find a friend in everyone.

Joseph Brodsky , Poet

By failing to read or listen to poets, society dooms itself to inferior modes of articulation: those of the politician, the salesman or the charlatan... In other words, it forfeits its own evolutionary potential.

Joseph Brodsky , Poet

My idea is simply - is very simple - is that the books of poetry should be published in far greater volume and be distributed in far greater volume, in far more substantial manner. You can sell in supermarkets very cheaply. In paperbacks. You can sell in drugstores.

Joseph Brodsky , Poet
Man is what he reads.... -Joseph Brodsky

Man is what he reads.

Joseph Brodsky , Poet

I belong to the Russian language. As to the state, from my point of view, the measure of a writer's patriotism is not oaths from a high platform, but how he writes in the language of the people among whom he lives.

Joseph Brodsky , Poet
It is well to read everything of something, and so... -Joseph Brodsky

It is well to read everything of something, and something of everything.

Joseph Brodsky , Poet
Cherish your human connections: your relationships... -Joseph Brodsky

Cherish your human connections: your relationships with friends and family.

Joseph Brodsky , Poet
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This quote emphasizes the value of interpersonal connections and encourages individuals to appreciate and nurture their relationships with loved ones. It highlights the importance of human bonds in bringing joy and meaning to life.

For a writer only one form of patriotism exists: h... -Joseph Brodsky

For a writer only one form of patriotism exists: his attitude toward language.

Joseph Brodsky , Poet
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This quote asserts that for a writer, their attitude or relationship toward language is the only form of patriotism they experience. It implies that language and the craft of writing hold significant value and loyalty for a writer.

Who included me among the ranks of the human race?... -Joseph Brodsky

Who included me among the ranks of the human race?

Joseph Brodsky , Poet
What I like about cities is that everything is kin... -Joseph Brodsky

What I like about cities is that everything is king size, the beauty and the ugliness.

Joseph Brodsky , Poet

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