Poems, novels - these things belong to the nation, to the culture and the people. They've been stolen from the people and now the stolen things are being returned to their owners, but I don't think their owners should be grateful to receive them.
Joseph BrodskyNo matter under what circumstances you leave it, home does not cease to be home. No matter how you lived there - well or poorly.
Joseph BrodskyIf there is anything good about exile, it is that it teaches one humility. It accelerates oneโs drift into isolation, an absolute perspective. Into the condition at which all one is left with is oneself and oneโs language, with nobody or nothing in between. Exile brings you overnight where it would normally take a lifetime to go.
Joseph Brodsky