“The blue-collar is not supposed to read Horace, nor the farmer in his ...” — Joseph Brodsky Quote

“The blue-collar is not supposed to read Horace, nor the farmer in his overalls Montale or Marvell. Nor, for that matter, is the politician expected to know by heart Gerard Manley Hopkins or Elizabeth Bishop. This is dumb as well as dangerous.”

“I am neither an Occidental writer nor a Russian writer. I am an accidental writer.”

“An ethical man doesn't need a consensus of his allies in order to act against something he finds reprehensible.”

“So, when I saw Congressman Bishop smiling at the White House after voting to gut protections for pre-existing conditions, something inside me broke.”

“I think a bishop who doesn't give offence to anyone is probably not a good bishop.”

“From Stansted I signed for Dagenham and went on loan to Bishop's Stortford.”