Jose Bergamin
Jose Bergamin
José Bergamín Gutiérrezwas a Spanish writer, essayist, poet, and playwright. His father served as president of the canton of Málaga; his mother was a Catholic. Bergamín was influenced by both politics and religion and attempted to reconcile Communism and Catholicism throughout his life, remarking "I would die supporting the Communists, but no further than that."...
NationalitySpanish
ProfessionWriter
CountrySpain
poetry despair born
The novel is born of disillusionment; the poem, of despair.
decision made
You can hesitate before deciding, but not once the decision is made.
literature meals french-literature
In French literature, you can choose a la carte; in Spanish literature, there is only the set meal.
solidarity solitary
True solidarity is only possible among the solitary.
mistake men today
Man is a question; woman is an answer. The mistake women make today is to offer themselves as answers before being questioned.
succeed littles failing
Better than succeeding little by little is failing at one go.
firsts noise music-is
The first condition for making music is not to make a noise.
sin poet thinker
The most original sin is not the thinker's but the poet's.
music eye over-you
When you are listening to music it is better to cover your eyes than your ears.
life men thinking
The quality of a man's mind can generally be judged by the size of his wastepaper basket.
music opposites doe
Erik Satie does not say the opposite of Debussy; he says the same thing only the other way round.
thinking thoughtful reeds
A rocket is a reed that thinks brilliantly.
dance mother daughter
Morality measured in centimeters: all mothers believe that only their daughters dance decently.
god ironic religion
The barometer that shows "variable" is an ironic indictment of God.