The public, regardless of its social origin, likes, above all, that which is easily accessible.

The spirit of the age is not synonymous with what the public likes.

Tradition remains alive only when we struggle with it.

The public, regardless of its social origin, likes, above all, that which is easily accessible.

Talent--that is to say, the ability to see the world in a unique way--matures and grows in isolation.

Poetry, in the entire course of its development, has always been trying to capture meanings and problems which are still obscure and dormant. Poetry tries to awaken them with a kiss, wherever they may be: in the air, in things, in human beings.

Solitude is an essential element of poetry.