The joy of writing. The power of preserving. Revenge of a mortal hand.
WISLAWA SZYMBORSKAPoorly prepared for the dignity of life, I barely keep up with the pace of the action imposed. Reality demands.
More Wislawa Szymborska Quotes
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There’s simply too much fuss about myself.
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All imperfection is easier to tolerate if served up in small doses.
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I cannot speak for more than an hour exclusively about poetry. At that point, life itself takes over again.
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At the very beginning of my creative life I loved humanity. I wanted to do something good for mankind. Soon I understood that it isn’t possible to save mankind.
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Every beginning is only a sequel, after all, and the book of events is always open halfway through.
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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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Whatever inspiration is, it’s born from a continuous “I don’t know.
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No one feels good at four in the morning. If ants feel good at four in the morning —three cheers for the ants.
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Secret codes resound. Doubts and intentions come to light.
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Existentialists are monumentally and monotonously serious; they don’t like to joke.
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Out of every hundred people, those who always know better: fifty-two.
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It’s a well-known fact: in order to follow doctor’s orders, you have to be healthy as a horse.
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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.
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What does the world get from two people/who exist in a world of their own?
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Their faith will make it easier for them to live and die.
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