Whether you want it or not, your genes have a political past, your skin a political tone. your eyes a political color. You walk with political steps on political ground. WISLAWA SZYMBORSKA Color
I slide my arm from under the sleeper’s head and it is numb, full of swarming pins, on the tip of each, waiting to be counted, the fallen angels sit. WISLAWA SZYMBORSKA Count
I like being near the top of a mountain. One can’t get lost here. WISLAWA SZYMBORSKA LostMountainNatureOneselfPlace
I’m old-fashioned and think that reading books is the most glorious pastime that humankind has yet devised. WISLAWA SZYMBORSKA BookFashionOldPastReadingThinkingTime
They say the first love’s most important. That’s very romantic, but not my experience. WISLAWA SZYMBORSKA ExperienceLoveRomantic
No day copies yesterday, no two nights will teach what bliss is in precisely the same way, with precisely the same kisses. WISLAWA SZYMBORSKA BlissKissPastTeachingTimeWay
What does the world get from two people/who exist in a world of their own? WISLAWA SZYMBORSKA ExistencePeopleWorldWorld People
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. WISLAWA SZYMBORSKA ComicRememberRichTalkVariety
I cannot imagine any writer who would not fight for his peace and quiet. WISLAWA SZYMBORSKA FightImaginationPeaceQuiet
I’m working on the world, revised, improved edition, featuring fun for fools blues for brooders, combs for bald pates, tricks for old dogs. WISLAWA SZYMBORSKA DogOldRevisionWorkWorld