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 SZYMBORSKAGod was finally going to believe in a man both good and strong, but good and strong are still two different men.
More Wislawa Szymborska Quotes
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At the very beginning of my creative life I loved humanity. I wanted to do something good for mankind. Soon I understood that it isn’t possible to save mankind.
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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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Every beginning is only a sequel, after all, and the book of events is always open halfway through.
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They say the first love’s most important. That’s very romantic, but not my experience.
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After every war someone has to tidy up.
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All imperfection is easier to tolerate if served up in small doses.
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Poetic talent doesn’t operate in a vacuum. There is a spirit of Polish poetry.
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I cannot imagine any writer who would not fight for his peace and quiet.
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Dying – you can’t do that to a cat.
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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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Nothing’s a gift, it’s all on loan.
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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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In every tragedy, an element of comedy is preserved. Comedy is just tragedy reversed.
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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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Get to know other worlds, if only for comparison.
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