Communication For a writer only one form of patriotism exists: his attitude toward language. Joseph Brodsky 25
Death For some odd reason, the expression 'death of a poet' always sounds somewhat more concrete than 'life of a poet.' Joseph Brodsky 28
Lose Life is a game with many rules but no referee. One learns how to play it more by watching it than by consulting any book, including the holy book.... Joseph Brodsky 21
Age I remember myself, age five, sitting on a porch overlooking a very muddy road. The day was rainy. I was wearing rubber boots, yellow - no, not yellow,... Joseph Brodsky 28
Age I don't suppose that I know more about life than anyone of my age, but it seems to me that, in the capacity of an interlocutor, a book is more... Joseph Brodsky 21
Beauty What I like about cities is that everything is king size, the beauty and the ugliness. Joseph Brodsky 28
