Iosif Aleksandrovich Brodsky (24 May 1940 – 28 January 1996) was a Russian poet and essayist.
For a writer only one form of patriotism exists: his attitude toward language. Use this quote
What I like about cities is that everything is king size, the beauty and the ugliness. Use this quote
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. Use this quote
Cherish your human connections: your relationships with friends and family. Use this quote
Poetry is rather an approach to things, to life, than it is typographical production. Use this quote
After all, it is hard to master both life and work equally well. So if you are bound to fake one of them, it had better be life. Use this quote
