The voice that speaks itself into being becomes poetry. - Luis Cernuda

"The voice that speaks itself into being becomes poetry."

Luis Cernuda Literature

Poet Spanish 1902–1963

More from Luis Cernuda

"I have realized that my true obsession is not with love, but with freedom."

"Poetry is not a matter of feelings, but of language."

"The world breaks everyone, and afterward, many are strong at the broken places."

"One cannot live without solitude."

"The pen is mightier than the sword."

"Literature opens the mind to new worlds"

"The interesting thing about books is that they're made of words."

"Literature captures the essence of what it means to be human."