Poorly prepared for the dignity of life, I barely keep up with the pace of the action imposed. Reality demands.
WISLAWA SZYMBORSKAThis terrifying world is not devoid of charms, of the mornings that make waking up worthwhile.
More Wislawa Szymborska Quotes
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I am who I am. A coincidence no less unthinkable than any other.
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I like being near the top of a mountain. One can’t get lost here.
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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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After every war someone has to tidy up.
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I prefer the absurdity of writing poems to the absurdity of not writing poems.
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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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Poetic talent doesn’t operate in a vacuum. There is a spirit of Polish poetry.
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And whatever I do will become forever what I’ve done.
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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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All the best have something in common, a regard for reality, an agreement to its primacy over the imagination.
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We’re extremely fortunate not to know precisely the kind of world we live in. One would have to live a long, long time, unquestionably longer than the world itself.
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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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I’m one-time-only to the marrow of my bones.
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What does the world get from two people/who exist in a world of their own?
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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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