Quote by Eugenio Montale
True poetry is similar to certain pictures whose owner is unknown

True poetry is similar to certain pictures whose owner is unknown and which only a few initiated people know. – Eugenio Montale

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This proves that great lyric poetry can die, be reborn, die again, but will always remain one of the most outstanding creations of the human soul. – Eugenio Montale

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Narrative art, the novel, from Murasaki to Proust, has produced great works of poetry. – Eugenio Montale

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