Joseph Brodsky — American Poet born on May 24, 1940, died on January 28, 1996

Iosif Aleksandrovich Brodsky was a Russian and American poet and essayist... (wikipedia)

Man is what he reads.
I do not believe in political movements. I believe in personal movement, that movement of the soul when a man who looks at himself is so ashamed that he tries to make some sort of change - within himself, not on the outside.
How delightful to find a friend in everyone.
Cherish your human connections: your relationships with friends and family.
For a writer only one form of patriotism exists: his attitude toward language.