“You cannot cover a ruin with a page of 'Pravda.'” — Joseph Brodsky Quote

You cannot cover a ruin with a page of 'Pravda.'

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

As failures go, attempting to recall the past is like claiming to grasp the meaning of existence. Both make one feel like a baby clutching at a basketball: one's palms keep sliding off.

A writer is a tool of the language rather than the other way around.

I am a patriot, but I must say that English poetry is the richest in the world.

When you cover the economy as a reporter, there's one part of the job that is always easy: finding economists who disagree.

Even on the spiritual path, we have things we'll tend to cover up or be in denial about.

My dream was always to be on the cover of 'Sports Illustrated.'

So if I could just go back now to something which I am sure we should cover here regarding our original scenario: we have, in fact, four ways - four major potential lines of research.

Men are more particular, and they're not going to grab something with a bodice-ripper cover on it.