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Quote by Eugenio Montale

“I do not go in search of poetry. I wait for poetry to visit me.”

Book:Selected essays [of] Eugenio Montale

Work

This book compiles a selection of essays written by Eugenio Montale, an influential Italian poet known for his modernist style and philosophical depth. The essays explore various themes and subjects, reflecting Montale's unique perspective and literary expertise. more

Author

Eugenio Montale

Italian poet renowned for his profound poetic style and exquisite use of language. Montale's poetry often delves into themes of loneliness, the passage of time, and the meaning of human existence. more

“Because the world to-day is so constructed that no one can do what he would like to do, and he is forced, instead, to do what others wish him to do. Because the question of money always intrudes—into what we do, into what we are, into what we wish to become, into our work, into our highest aspirations, even into our relations with the people we love!”

People World Wish Can Do Highest Relation Aspiration

Book:Contempt

Source: Contempt

“It is what we are forced to do that forms our character, not what we do of our own free will.”

Character Form Free Will

Author:Alberto Moravia

“Good writers are monotonous, like good composers. They keep trying to perfect the one problem they were born to understand.”

Trying Problem Born Perfect Composer Keep Trying Good Writers Monotonous

Author:Alberto Moravia

“In life there are no problems, that is, objective and external choices; there is only the life which we do not resolve as a problem but which we live as an experience, whatever the final result may be.”

May Problem Choices Results Finals Objectives Resolve No Problem