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.
WISLAWA SZYMBORSKAThey say the first sentence in any speech is always the hardest. Well, that one’s behind me, anyway.
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I started earning a living as a poet rather early on.
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Dying – you can’t do that to a cat.
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Whether you want it or not, your genes have a political past, your skin a political tone. your eyes a political color. You walk with political steps on political ground.
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This terrifying world is not devoid of charms, of the mornings that make waking up worthwhile.
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They say the first sentence in any speech is always the hardest. Well, that one’s behind me, anyway.
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I am a tarsier and a tarsier’s son, the grandson and great-grandson of tarsiers, a tiny creature, made up of two pupils and whatever simply could not be left out.
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Even the worst book can give us something to think about.
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I’m fighting against the bad poet who is prone to using too many words.
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Whatever inspiration is, it’s born from a continuous “I don’t know.
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I cannot imagine any writer who would not fight for his peace and quiet.
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Existentialists are monumentally and monotonously serious; they don’t like to joke.
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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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No one in my family has ever died of love. What happened, happened, but nothing myth-inspiring.
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They say the first love’s most important. That’s very romantic, but not my experience.
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I am who I am. A coincidence no less unthinkable than any other.
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