In other words, it's one of those books you thrust on your partner with an incredulous cry of "This is me!

contemporary poetry is a kind of Reykjavik, a place where accessibility and intelligence have been fighting a Cold War by proxy for the last half-century.

I personally find that for domestic purposes, the Trivial Pursuit system works better than Dewey.

Fiction is true. It doesn’t have to factual to be true.

The man who gives fusion to the world, will give the world everything.

And she saw beauty even in the tiny sparkles of dust suspended in the air, high above.

If you want to win a great victory on any matter, make your move unexpectedly!

Candour and generosity unless tempered by due moderation lead to ruin.

For a few years, more people have been leaving our country than entering it. Wherever it is possible, we must lower the entry hurdles for those who bring the country forward.

The greatest pleasure is obtained by improving.

Children and lunatics cut the Gordian knot which the poet spends his life patiently trying to untie.

I never say Serbia. I always say I come from a country that no longer exists.

As pain tells us of the need for healing, worry tells us of the need for prayer.