God was finally going to believe in a man both good and strong, but good and strong are still two different men.
WISLAWA SZYMBORSKAThe joy of writing. The power of preserving. Revenge of a mortal hand.
More Wislawa Szymborska Quotes
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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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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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In every tragedy, an element of comedy is preserved. Comedy is just tragedy reversed.
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Memory at last has what I sought.
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Out of every hundred people, those who always know better: fifty-two.
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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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Get to know other worlds, if only for comparison.
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Whatever inspiration is, it’s born from a continuous “I don’t know.
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Secret codes resound. Doubts and intentions come to light.
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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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Even the worst book can give us something to think about.
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I’m one-time-only to the marrow of my bones.
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This terrifying world is not devoid of charms, of the mornings that make waking up worthwhile.
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When 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.
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Their faith will make it easier for them to live and die.
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