True poetry is similar to certain pictures whose owner is unknown and which only a few initiated people know.
Eugenio MontaleI am perhaps a late follower of Zoroaster and I believe that the foundation of life is built upon the struggle between the two opposing forces of Good and Evil.
Eugenio MontaleBut poets were not considered dangerous and they were advised to exercise self-censorship. At most, poets were requested not to write at all. I took advantage of this negative liberty.
Eugenio MontaleIt has often been observed that the repercussion of poetic language on prose language can be considered a decisive cut of a whip.
Eugenio Montale