I’m drowning in papers.
WISLAWA SZYMBORSKAAnd whatever I do will become forever what I’ve done.
More Wislawa Szymborska Quotes
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Secret codes resound. Doubts and intentions come to light.
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No day copies yesterday, no two nights will teach what bliss is in precisely the same way, with precisely the same kisses.
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When I pronounce the word Future, the first syllable already belongs to the past. When I pronounce the word Silence, I destroy it.
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Poetic talent doesn’t operate in a vacuum. There is a spirit of Polish poetry.
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I prefer the absurdity of writing poems to the absurdity of not writing poems.
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Life lasts but a few scratches of the claw in the sand.
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All is mine but nothing owned, nothing owned for memory, and mine only while I look.
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Sometimes I write quickly, sometimes I spend several weeks on a single poem. I would really love for readers not to be able to guess which of the poems took so much work!
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Loveless work, boring work, work valued only because others haven’t got even that much, however loveless and boring – this is one of the harshest human miseries.
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What does the world get from two people/who exist in a world of their own?
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I cannot imagine any writer who would not fight for his peace and quiet.
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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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Even the worst book can give us something to think about.
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Dying – you can’t do that to a cat.
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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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