No day copies yesterday, no two nights will teach what bliss is in precisely the same way, with precisely the same kisses.
WISLAWA SZYMBORSKAEvery beginning is only a sequel, after all, and the book of events is always open halfway through.
More Wislawa Szymborska Quotes
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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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All the best have something in common, a regard for reality, an agreement to its primacy over the imagination.
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I started earning a living as a poet rather early on.
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Existentialists are monumentally and monotonously serious; they don’t like to joke.
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Sometimes I write quickly, sometimes I spend several weeks on a single poem. I would really love for readers not to be able to guess which of the poems took so much work!
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This terrifying world is not devoid of charms, of the mornings that make waking up worthwhile.
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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.
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God was finally going to believe in a man both good and strong, but good and strong are still two different men.
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Whatever inspiration is, it’s born from a continuous “I don’t know.
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I’m drowning in papers.
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All imperfection is easier to tolerate if served up in small doses.
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Let the people who never find true love keep saying that there’s no such thing. Their faith will make it easier for them to live and die.
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I’m old-fashioned and think that reading books is the most glorious pastime that humankind has yet devised.
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Any knowledge that doesn’t lead to new questions quickly dies out: it fails to maintain the temperature required for sustaining life.
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Get to know other worlds, if only for comparison.
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