Brodsky

Famous quotes containing the word brodsky:

“The real history of consciousness starts with one’s first lie.”
—Joseph Brodsky (b. 1940)

“There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them.”
—Joseph Brodsky (b. 1940)

“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.”
—Joseph Brodsky (b. 1940)