“Poetry is the art which is technically within the grasp of everyone: a piece of paper and a pencil and one is ready.” Quote by Eugenio Montale
“The poet does not know - often he will never know - whom he really writes for.” KnowsWritingDoePoet Author:Eugenio Montale
“There is poetry even in prose, in all the great prose which is not merely utilitarian or didactic: there exist poets who write in prose or at least in more or less apparent prose; millions of poets write verses which have no connection with poetry.” WritingMillionsPoetConnectionsProseVersesUtilitarianDidactic Author:Eugenio Montale
“What the world needs is not redemption from sin but redemption from hunger and oppression; it has no need to pin its hopes upon Heaven, it has everything to hope for from this earth.” WorldNeedsEarthHeavenSinHungerHumanismOppressionRedemptionPinsHopes Up Author:Friedrich Durrenmatt
“He who confronts the paradoxical exposes himself to reality.” RealityParadoxical Author:Friedrich Durrenmatt
“People like us who are on their last leg can only understand comedies.” PeopleLastsLiteratureComedyLegs Author:Friedrich Durrenmatt
“The evolution of humans can not only be seen as the grand total of their wars; it is also defined by the evolution of the human mind and the development of the human consciousness.” MindHumansWarConsciousnessDevelopmentEvolutionDefinedHuman MindCan NotHuman Consciousness Author:Friedrich Durrenmatt
“This inhuman world has to become more humane. But how?” WorldLiteratureHumaneInhuman Author:Friedrich Durrenmatt
“While I do not suggest that humanity will ever be able to dispense with its martyrs, I cannot avoid the suspicion that with a little more thought and a little less belief their number may be substantially reduced.” MayLittlesAbleHumanityBeliefNumbersAtheismSuspicionMartyrMartyred Book:Possible Worlds Source: Possible Worlds