A poet clings to his own tradition and avoids internationalism.

Even a polemic has some justification if one considers that my own first poetic experiments began during a dictatorship and mark the origin of the Hermetic movement.

The poet does not fear death, not because he believes in the fantasy of heroes, but because death constantly visits his thoughts and is thus an image of a serene dialogue.

The writer of stories or of novels settles on men and imitates them; he exhausts the possibilities of his characters.

War, I have always said, forces men to change their standards, regardless of whether their country has won or lost.

Poetry is the revelation of a feeling that the poet believes to be interior and personal but which the reader recognizes as his own.

Europeans know the importance of the Resistance; it has been the shining example of the modern conscience.

The antagonism between the poet and the politician has generally been evident in all cultures.

After the turbulence of death, moral principles and even religious proofs are called into question.

From the night, his solitude, the poet finds day and starts a diary that is lethal to the inert. The dark landscape yields a dialogue.

We wrote verses that condemned us, with no hope of pardon, to the most bitter solitude.

Citizenship means standing up for everyone's right to vote.***

It sure is hell to be president.

In the past when I was in Hollywood, I was like a dog. I felt humiliated. My English was not good. People would even ask me 'Jackie Who?'.

The gift of perfume to a flower is a special grace like genius or like beauty, and never becomes common or cheap.

Endure the journey that you take to reach your top moment. You might not get there right now but when you do, remember what you did to get there.

Language is the mother of thought, not its handmaiden.

This is a physical thing that is fixable. I know, I'm a survivor. Believe me, there was no way I thought I could survive. There are answers out there that need to be found.

Absolute welfare corrupts absolutely.

Reality must be expressed by a physical symbol.

Failure to deliver a deal in Hong Kong is just not acceptable, ... There must be an intensification of the efforts.