Poetic talent doesn’t operate in a vacuum. There is a spirit of Polish poetry. WISLAWA SZYMBORSKA OperatePoetSpiritTalent
All imperfection is easier to tolerate if served up in small doses. WISLAWA SZYMBORSKA EasyImperfectionServiceSmallTolerance
All is mine but nothing owned, nothing owned for memory, and mine only while I look. WISLAWA SZYMBORSKA MemoriesMyselfSearch
Keep up the good work, if only for a while, if only for the twinkling of a tiny galaxy. WISLAWA SZYMBORSKA GalaxyGoodnessWork
This terrifying world is not devoid of charms, of the mornings that make waking up worthwhile. WISLAWA SZYMBORSKA CharmMorningTerrifyWorth
It’s a well-known fact: in order to follow doctor’s orders, you have to be healthy as a horse. WISLAWA SZYMBORSKA DoctorFactFollowHealthOrderYourself
Every beginning is only a sequel, after all, and the book of events is always open halfway through. WISLAWA SZYMBORSKA BeginningBookHalfMyselfOpen
I don’t know the role I’m playing. I only know it’s mine, non-convertible. WISLAWA SZYMBORSKA MyselfPlayRole
No one feels good at four in the morning. If ants feel good at four in the morning —three cheers for the ants. WISLAWA SZYMBORSKA FeelingGoodMorningOneself
Out of every hundred people, those who always know better: fifty-two. WISLAWA SZYMBORSKA BetterKnowledgePeople
Poorly prepared for the dignity of life, I barely keep up with the pace of the action imposed. Reality demands. WISLAWA SZYMBORSKA ActionDemandMyselfPoorPreparationReality
When it comes, you’ll be dreaming that you don’t need to breathe; that breathless silence is the music of the dark and it’s part of the rhythm to vanish like a spark. WISLAWA SZYMBORSKA BreatheDarknessDreamsMusicNeedRhythmSpark
I cannot speak for more than an hour exclusively about poetry. At that point, life itself takes over again. WISLAWA SZYMBORSKA MyselfPoetryPointTalk
Carry on, then, if only for the moment that it takes a tiny galaxy to blink! WISLAWA SZYMBORSKA BlinkCarryFunnyGalaxyMoments
It’s just not easy to explain to someone else what you don’t understand yourself. WISLAWA SZYMBORSKA EasyExplanationUnderstandYourself
