The English language is nobodys special property. It is the property of the imagination: it is the property of the language itself. – Derek Walcott
I try to forget what happiness was, and when that dont work, I study the stars. – Derek Walcott
Visual surprise is natural in the Caribbean it comes with the landscape, and faced with its beauty, the sigh of History dissolves. – Derek Walcott
Any serious attempt to try to do something worthwhile is ritualistic. – Derek Walcott
Its a great excuse and luxury, having a job and blaming it for your inability to do your own art. When you dont have to work, you are left with the horror of facing your own lack of imagination and your own emptiness. A devastating possibility when finally time is your own. – Julian Schnabel