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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. March 1959
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Dejan Stojanovic Quotes

“Good is not always good.”

Dejan Stojanovic book The Creator

“Whispering Targets,” p. 11
The Creator (2000), Sequence: “The Light-Bearer”

“To say more while saying less is the secret of being simple.”

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Simplicity http://www.poetrysoup.com/famous/poem/21390/Simplicity <br class="br">From the poems written in English

“A breeze, a forgotten summer, a smile, all can fit into a storefront window.”

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“Things,” p. 87
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “A Game”

“Sound unbound by nature becomes bounded by art.”

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Dancing of Sounds http://www.poetrysoup.com/famous/poem/21378/Dancing_of_Sounds” <br class="br">From the poems written in English

“Nothing reminds us of an awakening more than rain.”

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Rain http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/rain-199/ <br class="br">From the poems written in English

“There are no clear borders, only merging invisible to the sight.”

Dejan Stojanovic book Circling: 1978-1987

“Awakening of a Flower,” p. 38
Circling: 1978-1987 (1993), Sequence: “A Conversations with Atoms”

“Our desire to say more grows bigger and what to say about it, except that saying is not always about saying, growing is not always about growing.”

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Big Dreams http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/big-dreams-2/ <br class="br">From the poems written in English

“Teaching others, he corrected himself.”

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“Socrates,” p. 67
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “A Stone and a Word”

“Don’t pay attention to those who offer too much.”

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“Benefactors,” p. 110
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “Is It Possible to Write a Poem”

“This dwarf still observes the world from his own self-imposed height.”

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“The Dwarf,” p. 92
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “A Game”

“To dream on occasion is not dreaming; to love on occasion is not love.”

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Lover http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/lover-16/ <br class="br">From the poems written in English

“We love the imperfect shapes in nature and in the works of art, look for an intentional error as a sign of the golden key and sincerity found in true mastery.”

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Mastery http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/mastery-2/ <br class="br">From the poems written in English

“Everything that looks too perfect is too perfect to be perfect.”

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Mastery http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/mastery-2/ <br class="br">From the poems written in English

“To leave out beautiful sunsets is the secret of good taste.”

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Simplicity http://www.poetrysoup.com/famous/poem/21390/Simplicity <br class="br">From the poems written in English

“He thought others were small; that was his greatness.”

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“The Dwarf,” p. 92
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “A Game”

“You are hurrying to the sweet place, to the nonsense chasing your spirit and in the nonsense you look for answers.”

Dejan Stojanovic book Circling: 1978-1987

“The Circle,” p. 39
Circling: 1978-1987 (1993), Sequence: “A Conversations with Atoms”

“Too often, feelings arrive too soon, waiting for thoughts that often come too late.”

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Being Late http://www.poetrysoup.com/famous/poem/21366/Being_Late <br class="br">From the poems written in English

“The world cannot be translated; it can only be dreamed of and touched.”

Dejan Stojanovic book The Creator

“World II,” p. 84
The Creator (2000), Sequence: “Same and Change”

“If I would really start talking, you would become silent.”

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"Return from the Dream," p. 28
The Shape (2000), Sequence: “Happiness of Atoms”

“The light teaches you to convert life into a festive promenade.”

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

“Whatever others may say, they say it to deceive and comfort themselves, not help you.”

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“Cheat,” p. 88
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “A Game”

“Perfection seems sterile; it is final, no mystery in it; it's a product of an assembly line.”

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Imperfection http://www.poetrysoup.com/famous/poem/21399/Imperfection <br class="br">From the poems written in English

“To cut and tighten sentences is the secret of mastery.”

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Simplicity http://www.poetrysoup.com/famous/poem/21390/Simplicity <br class="br">From the poems written in English

“Unborn eternity does not die; existence is dying and falls asleep in the eternity beyond existence.”

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“Eternity and Existence,” p. 31
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “Skywalking”

“In the biggest and the smallest I sleep but at the same place I stay.”

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"Motion," p. 31
The Shape (2000), Sequence: “Happiness of Atoms”

“Omnipotence and omniscience are the end of power and knowledge.”

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“A Deceit,” p. 29
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “Skywalking”

“Existence is the end of endless eternity without a beginning or an end.”

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“Eternity and Existence,” p. 31
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “Skywalking”

“He had an answer to almost everything and he retired at an early age.”

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Early Retirement http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/early-retirement-2/ <br class="br">From the poems written in English

“When he is most powerful, nothing does he become.”

Dejan Stojanovic book The Sign and Its Children

"Wardens of Peace," p. 21
The Sign and Its Children (2000), Sequence: “The Sign and Nothing”

“Deliver thunder, God, if you choose not to talk.”

Dejan Stojanovic book Circling: 1978-1987

”New Vandals,” p. 65
Circling: 1978-1987 (1993), Sequence: “A Warden with No Keys”

“God always remains silent.”

Dejan Stojanovic book Circling: 1978-1987

”New Vandals,” p. 65
Circling: 1978-1987 (1993), Sequence: “A Warden with No Keys”

“The farther away, the closer the home becomes.”

Dejan Stojanovic book Circling: 1978-1987

“Conversation of Atoms,” p. 31
Circling: 1978-1987 (1993), Sequence: “A Conversations with Atoms”

“To accomplish the perfect perfection, a little imperfection helps.”

Dejan Stojanovic

Imperfection http://www.poetrysoup.com/famous/poem/21399/Imperfection <br class="br">From the poems written in English

“Vandals listen only when others are stronger. If vandals are equal or stronger, their word is the last word.”

Dejan Stojanovic book Circling: 1978-1987

”New Vandals,” p. 65
Circling: 1978-1987 (1993), Sequence: “A Warden with No Keys”

“Even if you are alone you wage war with yourself.”

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“War,” p. 86
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “A Game”

“Senses empower limitations, senses expand vision within borders, senses promote understanding through pleasure.”

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Knowledge http://www.poetrysoup.com/famous/poem/21394/Knowledge <br class="br">From the poems written in English

“What you gain here, you lose on the other side.”

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"Forest and Desert," p. 45
The Shape (2000), Sequence: “Bells”

“Wherever there is somebody else, a war is not far away.”

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“War,” p. 86
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “A Game”

“Love is almost never simple.”

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Being Late http://www.poetrysoup.com/famous/poem/21366/Being_Late <br class="br">From the poems written in English

“There is another alphabet, whispering from every leaf, singing from every river, shimmering from every sky.”

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Forgotten Home http://www.poetrysoup.com/famous/poem/21398/Forgotten_Home <br class="br">From the poems written in English

“A word only writes its night and rides its dream.”

Dejan Stojanovic book Circling: 1978-1987

”A Word,” p. 81
Circling: 1978-1987 (1993), Sequence: “Darkness Is Waiting”

“The world is a fairy tale; we are its guardians.”

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“A Fairy Tale and the End,” p. 40
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: "Forgotten Place”

“From everything, nothing looks to nothing.”

Dejan Stojanovic book The Sign and Its Children

"While the Sign Sleeps," p. 17
The Sign and Its Children (2000), Sequence: “The Sign and Nothing”

“In the essence of truth lies deceit. Deceit dispels the boredom of the Absolute.”

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“A Deceit,” p. 29
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “Skywalking”

“Is it possible to write a poem or are these words just screams of outlaws exiled to the desert?”

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“Is It Possible to Write a Poem?”
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “Is It Possible to Write a Poem”

“I visited many places, some of them quite exotic and far away, but I always returned to myself.”

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The Return http://www.poetrysoup.com/famous/poem/21408/The_Return <br class="br">From the poems written in English

“Mathematics doesn’t care about those beyond the numbers.”

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"I and I," p. 30
The Shape (2000), Sequence: “Happiness of Atoms”

“A word into the silence thrown always finds its echo somewhere where silence opens hidden lexicons.”

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Emily Dickinson http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/emily-dickinson-5/ <br class="br">From the poems written in English

“Sun is a hearthstone, a merry-go-round of extinguished hearthstones.”

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“Hearthstone,” p. 39
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: "Forgotten Place”