Quotes by Joseph Brodsky

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Life—the way it really is—is a battle not between good and bad, but between bad and worse — Joseph Brodsky
For darkness restores what light cannot repair. — Joseph Brodsky
There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them. — Joseph Brodsky
[T]he accumulation of things not spelled out, not properly articulated, may result in neurosis. — Joseph Brodsky
Man is what he reads. — Joseph Brodsky
[T]he longer you stay skeptical, doubtful, intellectually uncomfortable, the better it is for you. — Joseph Brodsky
Men canreturn to where they have done evil deeds,but men do not return to where they’ve beenabased. On this point God’s — Joseph Brodsky
Of all the parts of your body, be most vigilant over your index finger, for it is blame-thirsty. A pointed finger is a v — Joseph Brodsky
Try not to pay attention to those who will try to make life miserable for you. There will be a lot of those--in the offi — Joseph Brodsky
When hit by boredom, let yourself be crushed by it; submerge, hit bottom. In general, with things unpleasant, the rule i — Joseph Brodsky
In general, dividing literature into prose and poetry began with the appearance of prose, for only in prose could such a — Joseph Brodsky
Cherish your human connections: your relationships with friends and family. — Joseph Brodsky
For a writer only one form of patriotism exists: his attitude toward language. — Joseph Brodsky
A person sets out to write a poem for a variety of reasons: to win the heart of his beloved; to express his attitude tow — Joseph Brodsky
One of the worst things that can happen to an artist is to perceive himself as the owner of his art, and art as his tool — Joseph Brodsky
I belong to the Russian language. As to the state, from my point of view, the measure of a writer's patriotism is not oa — Joseph Brodsky
What I like about cities is that everything is king size, the beauty and the ugliness. — Joseph Brodsky
Who included me among the ranks of the human race? — Joseph Brodsky
How delightful to find a friend in everyone. — Joseph Brodsky
It is well to read everything of something, and something of everything. — Joseph Brodsky