He replied: the ubiquity of sparrows.
ADAM ZAGAJEWSKIBut also read against yourselves, read for questioning and impotence, for despair and erudition…
More Adam Zagajewski Quotes
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As if entrapped in a tropical heatwave, with dozens of whirlwinds swirling in one’s mind, one thinks of a way out, or a way in: out of the scorching bosom of a volcano, and in – into the centre of a raging hurricane.
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Gabriel Levin’s book is a journey through time and through entrenched animosities of the Middle East.
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A little rain, a little blood. Black fingernails in August; and going berserk, going bananas.
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But I was only a chaotic walker, nobody could stop me; even a totalitarian state was not able to control my daydreams, my poetic fascinations, the pattern of my walking.
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And now, advice for beginning mystics.
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A certain traveler who knew many continents was asked what he found most remarkable of all.
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Remember that the act of writing is a tiny part of a bigger something.
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A blessing because it brings about a movement, an energy which, when it peaks, creates a poem. Or a moment of happiness.
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Be sober, be intelligent, be educated, rely on the tangible reality as long as you can.
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And also read those whose darkness or malice or madness or greatness you can’t understand because only in this way will you grow, outlive yourself, and become what you are.
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Read for yourselves, read for the sake of your inspiration, for the sweet turmoil in your lovely head.
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Clear moments are so short. There is much more darkness.
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Defend the value of the spiritual experience and if somebody tells you it’s an old fashioned notion, laugh loudly and serenely.
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Time takes life away and gives us memory, gold with flame, black with embers.
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What’s astonishing and refreshing is his ability to combine the reporter’s perspective with a deep knowledge of poetry, including pre-Islamic Arab poems.
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