Poetry is the revelation of a feeling that the poet believes to be interior and personal which the reader recognizes as his own. -Salvatore Quasimodo Poetry
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. -Salvatore Quasimodo Death
The poet's spoken discourse often depends on a mystique, on the spiritual freedom that finds itself enslaved on earth. -Salvatore Quasimodo Freedom
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. -Salvatore Quasimodo Fear
We wrote verses that condemned us, with no hope of pardon, to the most bitter solitude. -Salvatore Quasimodo Hope
War, I have always said, forces men to change their standards, regardless of whether their country has won or lost. -Salvatore Quasimodo War
