You can find the entire cosmos lurking in its least remarkable objects.
WISLAWA SZYMBORSKAI prefer the absurdity of writing poems to the absurdity of not writing poems.
More Wislawa Szymborska Quotes
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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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They say the first love’s most important. That’s very romantic, but not my experience.
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Animals don’t even try to look any different from what nature intended. They humbly wear their shells, scales, spines, plumes, pelts, and down. The conscious impulse to change one’s appearance is found only among humans.
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There’s simply too much fuss about myself.
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I’m fighting against the bad poet who is prone to using too many words.
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Something doesn’t start at its usual time. Something doesn’t happen as it should. Someone was always, always here, then suddenly disappeared and stubbornly stays disappeared.
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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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I cannot imagine any writer who would not fight for his peace and quiet.
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Poorly prepared for the dignity of life, I barely keep up with the pace of the action imposed. Reality demands.
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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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Secret codes resound. Doubts and intentions come to light.
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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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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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I don’t know the role I’m playing. I only know it’s mine, non-convertible.
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The joy of writing. The power of preserving. Revenge of a mortal hand.
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