Jaroslav Seifert Quotes & Sayings

All my life I have been faithful to love. — Jaroslav Seifert

There was a war all over the world
and all over the world
was grief.
And yet I whispered into jewelled ears
verses of love.
It makes me feel ashamed.
But no, not really. — Jaroslav Seifert

Everything on earth has happened before,
nothing is new,
but woe to the lovers
who fail to discover a fresh blossom
in every future kiss. — Jaroslav Seifert

A lad changed to a shrub in spring,
the shrub into a shepherd boy,
A fine hair to a lyre string,
snow into snow on hair piled high. — Jaroslav Seifert

But to cast my life away just like that
for nothing at all
that
I won't do. — Jaroslav Seifert

The worst is yet to come:
I'm still alive. — Jaroslav Seifert

If an ordinary person is silent, it may be a tactical maneuver. If a writer is silent, he is lying. — Jaroslav Seifert

When I was hungry
I fed almost daily
on the words of her songs. — Jaroslav Seifert