Dejan Stojanovic citáty
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Dejan Stojanović is a Serbian poet, writer, essayist, philosopher, businessman, and former journalist. His poetry is characterized by a recognizable system of thought and poetic devices, bordering on philosophy, and, overall, it has a highly reflective tone. According to the critic Petar V. Arbutina, "Stojanović belongs to the small and autochthonous circle of poets who have been the main creative and artistic force of the Serbian poetry in the last several decades." Wikipedia  

✵ 11. marec 1959
Dejan Stojanovic: 278   citátov 9   Páči sa

Dejan Stojanovic: Citáty v angličtine

“Your head is a lit chamber.”

“Head,” p. 107
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “Is It Possible to Write a Poem”

“Tell me something only you know and make a new friend.”

A New Friend http://www.poetrysoup.com/famous/poem/21370/A_New_Friend
From the poems written in English

“Christ did not ask or want to be what he was not.”

“Christ,” p. 106
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “Is It Possible to Write a Poem”

“Dream by making and make by dreaming.”

Seagull from Afar http://www.poetrysoup.com/famous/poem/21382/Seagull_from_Afar_
From the poems written in English

“When I want to be reminded of stupidity, especially my own, I turn on the TV.”

Stupidity http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/stupidity-14/
From the poems written in English

“Although all days are equally long regardless of the season, some days are long not only seasonally but by rewards they offer.”

Chance http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/chance-29/
From the poems written in English

“We traveled long and forgot why poetry was invented.”

Song within a Song http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/song-within-a-song/
From the poems written in English

“I travel, always arriving in the same place.”

"Citizens of the City of Light," p. 27
The Shape (2000), Sequence: “Happiness of Atoms”

“Statesmen are grocers, ambitious clowns.”

“Game III,” p. 98
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “A Game”

“When there is noise and crowds, there is trouble; when everything is silent and perfect, there is just perfection and nothing to fill the air.”

Perfect Boredom http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/perfect-boredom/
From the poems written in English

“He will understand when it is too late that it is easier to love.”

"Love," p. 54
The Shape (2000), Sequence: “Wonders”

“To expect to be kissed having bad breath is the secret of a fool.”

Simplicity http://www.poetrysoup.com/famous/poem/21390/Simplicity
From the poems written in English

“Every scent is the sun’s scent.”

Dejan Stojanovic kniha The Creator

“The Land,” p. p. 91
The Creator (2000), Sequence: “Nostalgic Elements”

“You don’t know anything, but I know even less.”

“Face to Face,” p. 116
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “Hopelessness”

“Stars are only the rain of the Absolute.”

“Rain of the Absolute,” p. 25
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “Skywalking”

“Say No! Accept the burdens of revenge.”

“No!,” p. 85
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “A Game”

“Come out from within yourself, speak out.”

“No!,” p. 85
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “A Game”

“For a game, you don’t need a teacher.”

“Game III,” p. 98
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “A Game”

“Through words to the meaning of thoughts with no words.”

“Hidden Words,” p. 58
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “A Stone and a Word”

“To write good poems is the secret of brevity.”

Simplicity http://www.poetrysoup.com/famous/poem/21390/Simplicity
From the poems written in English

“Eternity is a glorious word but eternity is ice.”

“Eternity and Eternity,” p. 32
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “Skywalking”

“Instead of imitating me, you simply loiter.”

"Imitation," p. 26
The Shape (2000), Sequence: “Happiness of Atoms”

“There is no competition of sounds between a nightingale and a violin.”

Dancing of Sounds http://www.poetrysoup.com/famous/poem/21378/Dancing_of_Sounds
From the poems written in English

“Cosmos is God, who whispered the syllable of life.”

“Cosmos,” p. 13
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “Sky-Motion”

“One hand I extend into myself, the other toward others.”

"Almighty Shape," p. 9
The Shape (2000), Sequence: “Home of the Shape”

“There is nobody to wake up eternal seekers.”

Dejan Stojanovic kniha Circling: 1978-1987

“Hegemonikon,” p. 27
Circling: 1978-1987 (1993), Sequence: “Light Bugs”

“I enjoy it when the world smiles; the more smiles, the warmer I am.”

"The Shape and a Smile," p. 10
The Shape (2000), Sequence: “Home of the Shape”