Derek Walcott Quotes

A collection of quotes by Derek Walcott.

Derek Walcott (N/A - 2017) was a Saint Lucian poet, playwright, essayist and painter. He was an influential figure in Caribbean literature, known for his exploration of themes such as identity, colonization, and cultural heritage. Walcott's poetry received critical acclaim for its rich imagery and lyrical style, often drawing inspiration from his Caribbean roots. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1992, becoming the first Caribbean writer to receive this honor. Besides his literary contributions, Walcott was also a respected teacher, notably serving as a professor of poetry at Boston University.

Visual surprise is natural in the Caribbean; it comes with t

Visual surprise is natural in the Caribbean; it comes with the landscape, and faced with its beauty, the sigh of History dissolves.

You will love again the stranger who was your self. Give win

You will love again the stranger who was your self. Give wine. Give bread. Give back your heart to itself, to the stranger who has loved you all your life, whom you ignored for another, who knows you by heart.

Any serious attempt to try to do something worthwhile is rit

Any serious attempt to try to do something worthwhile is ritualistic.

Ritual Ceremony

Break a vase, and the love that reassembles the fragments is

Break a vase, and the love that reassembles the fragments is stronger than that love which took its symmetry for granted when it was whole.

I try to forget what happiness was, and when that don't work

I try to forget what happiness was, and when that don't work, I study the stars.

Visual surprise is natural in the Caribbean it comes with th

Visual surprise is natural in the Caribbean it comes with the landscape, and faced with its beauty, the sigh of History dissolves.

The English language is nobody's special property. It is the

The English language is nobody's special property. It is the property of the imagination: it is the property of the language itself.