Existentialists are monumentally and monotonously serious; they don’t like to joke.
WISLAWA SZYMBORSKANothing’s a gift, it’s all on loan.
More Wislawa Szymborska Quotes
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This terrifying world is not devoid of charms, of the mornings that make waking up worthwhile.
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I cannot imagine any writer who would not fight for his peace and quiet.
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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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No one in my family has ever died of love. What happened, happened, but nothing myth-inspiring.
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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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Nothing can ever happen twice. In consequence, the sorry fact is that we arrive here improvised and leave without the chance to practice.
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Life lasts but a few scratches of the claw in the sand.
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After every war someone has to tidy up.
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In every tragedy, an element of comedy is preserved. Comedy is just tragedy reversed.
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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’m drowning in papers.
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Nothing’s a gift, it’s all on loan.
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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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I’m one-time-only to the marrow of my bones.
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