Czesław Miłosz

Quotes

• “The purpose of poetry is to remind ushow difficult it is to remain just one person,for our house is open, there are no k...”
• “A true opium of the people is a belief in nothingness after death - the huge solace of thinking that for our betrayals, ...”
• “LearningTo believe you are magnificent. And gradually to discover that you are not magnificent. Enough labor for one hum...”
• “In a room wherepeople unanimously maintaina conspiracy of silence,one word of truthsounds like a pistol shot.”
• “It is sweet to think I was a companion in an expedition that never ends”
• “You see how I tryTo reach with wordsWhat matters mostAnd how I fail.”