They say the first sentence in any speech is always the hardest. Well, that one’s behind me, anyway.
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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It’s just not easy to explain to someone else what you don’t understand yourself.
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Nothing’s a gift, it’s all on loan.
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I started earning a living as a poet rather early on.
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I like being near the top of a mountain. One can’t get lost here.
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I am who I am. A coincidence no less unthinkable than any other.
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The joy of writing. The power of preserving. Revenge of a mortal hand.
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No day copies yesterday, no two nights will teach what bliss is in precisely the same way, with precisely the same kisses.
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I cannot imagine any writer who would not fight for his peace and quiet.
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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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Out of every hundred people, those who always know better: fifty-two.
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Whatever inspiration is, it’s born from a continuous “I don’t know.
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Memory at last has what I sought.
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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.
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This terrifying world is not devoid of charms, of the mornings that make waking up worthwhile.
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What does the world get from two people/who exist in a world of their own?
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