As long as the state permits itself to interfere in the affairs of literature, literature has the right to interfere with the affairs of state.


On Grief And Reason: Essays (ed. Penguin UK, 2011) - ISBN: 9780241962015

Joseph Brodsky Quotes

As long as the state permits itself to interfere in the affairs of literature, literature has the right to interfere with the affairs of state.

As long as the state permits itself to interfere in the affairs of literature, literature has the right to interfere with the affairs of state.

As long as the state permits itself to interfere in the affairs of literature, literature has the right to interfere with the affairs of state.

As long as the state permits itself to interfere in the affairs of literature, literature has the right to interfere with the affairs of state.