“Wherever I go, I run into myself.”
"Motion," p. 31
The Shape (2000), Sequence: “Happiness of Atoms”
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Dejan Stojanovic Quotes
“Art is apotheosis; often, the complaint of beauty.”
Dancing of Sounds http://www.poetrysoup.com/famous/poem/21378/Dancing_of_Sounds <br class="br">From the poems written in English
“Do not look too far for you will see nothing.”
“Here and There,” p. 76
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “What After”
“Two forces create eternity – a fairy tale and a dream from the fairy tale.”
“A Fairy Tale and the End,” p. 40
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: "Forgotten Place”
“They are both spectacular, life and death.”
"Hush," p. 61
The Shape (2000), Sequence: “Big Chamber”
Task of a Poet http://www.poetrysoup.com/famous/poem/21367/Task_of_a_Poet <br class="br">From the poems written in English
“Arrival in the world is really a departure and that, which we call departure, is only a return.”
“Reprise,” p. 50
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: "Forgotten Place”
“Into the day as by dream I swim to the music of nourished meaning.”
Dejan Stojanovic book Circling: 1978-1987
“Spring Music,” 34
Circling: 1978-1987 (1993), Sequence: “A Conversations with Atoms”
“I fly through memory to find a newborn love.”
Ghazal of Love http://www.poetrysoup.com/famous/poem/21368/Ghazal_of_Love <br class="br">From the poems written in English
“When within yourself you find the road, the right road will open.”
Dejan Stojanovic book The Creator
“Roads,” p. 79
The Creator (2000), Sequence: “Same and Change”
“Beauty is a cheap word, but beauty remains priceless.”
Words and Beauty http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/words-and-beauty/ <br class="br">From the poems written in English
“For a moment at least, be a smile on someone else’s face.”
“Whisper Your Secret to Me,” p. 129
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “Sound of the Silence”
“Knighthood lies above eternity; it doesn’t live off fame, but rather deeds.”
“Eternity and Eternity,” p. 32
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “Skywalking”
“If emptiness is endless, then everything rests in emptiness.”
Dejan Stojanovic book The Sign and Its Children
"The Sign and Emptiness," p. 9
The Sign and Its Children (2000), Sequence: “The Supreme Sign”
“In every sound sleeps the silence.”
Dejan Stojanovic book The Creator
“Scream,” p. 34
The Creator (2000), Sequence: “Forest of the Universe”
“How many unuttered words died in the heads of those for whom a word was too expensive.”
“Unuttered Words,” p. 59
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “A Stone and a Word”
“The most complicated skill is to be simple.”
Simplicity http://www.poetrysoup.com/famous/poem/21390/Simplicity <br class="br">From the poems written in English
“And this that you call solitude is in fact a big crowd.”
"The Shape and Society," p. 19
The Shape (2000), Sequence: “Happiness of Atoms”
“Dust to dust, ashes to ashes. Is that all?”
Faith http://www.poetrysoup.com/famous/poem/21392/Faith_ <br class="br">From the poems written in English
“Every thought about death takes a moment of life away.”
Death http://www.poetrysoup.com/famous/poem/21379/Death <br class="br">From the poems written in English
“Although personal calling I sense—who am I? even if I am, I don't know.”
Dejan Stojanovic book Circling: 1978-1987
“If I Am,” p. 7
Circling: 1978-1987 (1993), Sequence: “Recircling”
“Without space, there is no time.”
A Star Deep In the Mind http://www.poetrysoup.com/famous/poem/21369/A_Star_Deep_In_the_Mind <br class="br">From the poems written in English
“Faith is a question of eyesight; even the blind can see that.”
“Does God Exist?,” p. 103
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “Is It Possible to Write a Poem”
Silent Equality http://www.poetrysoup.com/famous/poem/21405/Silent_Equality <br class="br">From the poems written in English
“Every star was once darker than the night, before it awoke.”
Dejan Stojanovic book The Sign and Its Children
"Earth and Light," p. 57
The Sign and Its Children (2000), Sequence: “The Sign and the Dream”
“Everybody talks, but there is no conversation.”
“Stories,” p. 60
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “A Stone and a Word”
“If emptiness is empty, how can something be borne or awaken from it?”
Dejan Stojanovic book The Sign and Its Children
"The Sign and Emptiness," p. 9
The Sign and Its Children (2000), Sequence: “The Supreme Sign”
“It is futile to spend time telling stories about the fleetness of each day.”
Dejan Stojanovic book The Creator
“The Day,” p. 57
The Creator (2000), Sequence: “The Whisper of Eternity”
“While gazing at myself from yourself, I was beautiful.”
"The Shape of Greatness," p. 49
The Shape (2000), Sequence: “Pit of the Stone”
“With open eyes, you watch; with closed eyes, you see.”
Dejan Stojanovic book The Creator
“A Book,” p. p. 92
The Creator (2000), Sequence: “Nostalgic Elements”
“Absolute equals nothingness.”
“A Deceit,” p. 29
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “Skywalking”
“Great poets are great copy editors.”
Life Is Poetry http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/life-is-poetry/ <br class="br">From the poems written in English
Understanding http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/understanding-4/ <br class="br">From the poems written in English
“To risk life to save a smile on a face of a woman or a child is the secret of chivalry.”
Simplicity http://www.poetrysoup.com/famous/poem/21390/Simplicity <br class="br">From the poems written in English
“Earth is the source of light.”
Dejan Stojanovic book The Sign and Its Children
"Earth and Light," p. 57
The Sign and Its Children (2000), Sequence: “The Sign and the Dream”
“When the star dies, its eye closes; tired of watching, it flies back to its first bright dream.”
Dejan Stojanovic book Circling: 1978-1987
“The Star and the Eye,” p. 46
Circling: 1978-1987 (1993), Sequence: “A Grain”
“To come to nothing through something is the way to outside from both sides.”
Dejan Stojanovic book The Sign and Its Children
"Zero and Sign," p. 23
The Sign and Its Children (2000), Sequence: “The Sign and Nothing”
Imperfection http://www.poetrysoup.com/famous/poem/21399/Imperfection <br class="br">From the poems written in English
“There are countless circles of hell; believers never penetrate the ninth circle.”
“Inferno,” p. 151
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999)
“To keep the air fresh among words is the secret of verbal cleanliness.”
Simplicity http://www.poetrysoup.com/famous/poem/21390/Simplicity <br class="br">From the poems written in English
“From what you didn’t say, lies that you did say.”
Dejan Stojanovic book The Creator
“The Light of the Book,” p. 69
The Creator (2000), Sequence: “Thought and Flight”
“When everything hurries everywhere, nothing goes anywhere.”
Dejan Stojanovic book The Sign and Its Children
"Sign and Speed," p. 19
The Sign and Its Children (2000), Sequence: “The Sign and Nothing”
“Either all lights are turned off or one inner light is missing.”
“New Word,” p. 69
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “A Stone and a Word”
“It’s not easy to write a poem about a poem.”
“Is It Possible to Write a Poem?,” p. 111
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “Is It Possible to Write a Poem”
“Dreams are our only geography—our native land.”
Don Quixote http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/don-quixote-6/ <br class="br">From the poems written in English
“From nothing comes everything.”
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”
“A Thought about Ourselves,” p. 122
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “Hopelessness”
“Virus of the Soul,” p. 93
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “A Game”
“A big desire is not enough to meet the expectations of lost dreams.”
Big Dreams http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/big-dreams-2/ <br class="br">From the poems written in English
“Nature is an outcry, unpolished truth; the art—a euphemism—tamed wilderness.”
Dancing of Sounds http://www.poetrysoup.com/famous/poem/21378/Dancing_of_Sounds <br class="br">From the poems written in English
