Had we been choosing our leaders on the basis of their reading experience and not their political programs, there would be much less grief on earth.... I believe... that for someone who has read a lot of Dickens, to shoot his like in the name of some idea is more problematic than for someone who has read no Dickens.


Nobel Prize acceptance speech (1987)

Joseph Brodsky Quotes

Had we been choosing our leaders on the basis of their reading experience and not their political programs, there would be much less grief on...

Had we been choosing our leaders on the basis of their reading experience and not their political programs, there would be much less grief on...

Had we been choosing our leaders on the basis of their reading experience and not their political programs, there would be much less grief on...

Had we been choosing our leaders on the basis of their reading experience and not their political programs, there would be much less grief on...