Poetry Quote by Czeslaw Milosz — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“The purpose of poetry is to remind us / how difficult it is to remain just one person...”

“In the very essence of poetry there is something indecent; A thing brought forth that we didn't know we had in us, So we blink our eyes, as if a tiger had sprung out And stood in the light, licking its tail.”

“Not soon, as late as the approach of my ninetieth year, I felt a door opening in me and I entered the clarity of early morning.”

“The purpose of poetry is to remind us”

“It is sweet to think I was a companion in an expedition that never ends”

“Always be a poet, even in prose.”

“When I have fears that I may cease to be”

“The neurologist had dismissed her case after a single visit, handing out an easy nostrum by telling her father that if she continued to write poetry, she would be all right.”

“Love is a fire that burns unseen,”

“I have no heart? Perhaps I have not; / But then you're mad to take offense / That I don't give you what I have not got; / Use your own common sense.”

“Il était tard; ainsi qu'une médaille neuve”