Brodsky

Famous quotes containing the word brodsky:

“What should I say about life? That’s it’s long and abhors transparence.”
—Joseph Brodsky (b. 1940)

“It would be enough for me to have the system of a jury of twelve versus the system of one judge as a basis for preferring the U.S. to the Soviet Union.... I would prefer the country you can leave to the country you cannot.”
—Joseph Brodsky (b. 1940)

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