Poetry Quote by Yevgeny Yevtushenko — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“When truth is replaced by silence,the silence is a lie.”

“A poet's autobiography is his poetry. Anything else is just a footnote.”

“Who never knew the price of happiness will not be happy.”

“Love, all alike, no season knows nor clime,”

“My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun;”

“I will soothe you and heal you,”

“Does writing poetry make you brave? It is a good question to ask. I think making anything is a brave thing to do. Not like fighting brave, obviously. But a kind that looks at a horrible situation and doesn’t crumble.”

“No one here likes a wet dog.”

“I will go to campus alone dressed in antique silk slips and beat-up cowboy boots and gypsy beads, and I will study poetry. I will sit on the edge of the fountain in the plaza and write.”