God was finally going to believe in a man both good and strong, but good and strong are still two different men.
WISLAWA SZYMBORSKAWhen 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.
More Wislawa Szymborska Quotes
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Nothing can ever happen twice. In consequence, the sorry fact is that we arrive here improvised and leave without the chance to practice.
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All imperfection is easier to tolerate if served up in small doses.
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This terrifying world is not devoid of charms, of the mornings that make waking up worthwhile.
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I don’t know the role I’m playing. I only know it’s mine, non-convertible.
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The joy of writing. The power of preserving. Revenge of a mortal hand.
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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’m fighting against the bad poet who is prone to using too many words.
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After every war someone has to tidy up.
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Dying – you can’t do that to a cat.
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Whatever inspiration is, it’s born from a continuous “I don’t know.
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Get to know other worlds, if only for comparison.
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I am a tarsier and a tarsier’s son, the grandson and great-grandson of tarsiers, a tiny creature, made up of two pupils and whatever simply could not be left out.
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Nothing’s a gift, it’s all on loan.
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No one in my family has ever died of love. What happened, happened, but nothing myth-inspiring.
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I cannot imagine any writer who would not fight for his peace and quiet.
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