Nothing’s a gift, it’s all on loan.
WISLAWA SZYMBORSKACarry on, then, if only for the moment that it takes a tiny galaxy to blink!
More Wislawa Szymborska Quotes
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I’m old-fashioned and think that reading books is the most glorious pastime that humankind has yet devised.
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Poorly prepared for the dignity of life, I barely keep up with the pace of the action imposed. Reality demands.
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Their faith will make it easier for them to live and die.
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This terrifying world is not devoid of charms, of the mornings that make waking up worthwhile.
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There is so much Everything that Nothing is hidden quite nicely.
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I prefer the absurdity of writing poems to the absurdity of not writing poems.
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I started earning a living as a poet rather early on.
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Memory at last has what I sought.
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The joy of writing. The power of preserving. Revenge of a mortal hand.
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I’m fighting against the bad poet who is prone to using too many words.
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God was finally going to believe in a man both good and strong, but good and strong are still two different men.
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Generally speaking, life is so rich and full of variety; you have to remember all the time that there is a comical side to everything.
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Even boredom should be described with gusto. How many things are happening on a day when nothing happens?
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All is mine but nothing owned, nothing owned for memory, and mine only while I look.
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In every tragedy, an element of comedy is preserved. Comedy is just tragedy reversed.
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