Even boredom should be described with gusto. How many things are happening on a day when nothing happens?
WISLAWA SZYMBORSKAWe’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.
More Wislawa Szymborska Quotes
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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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There’s simply too much fuss about myself.
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Dying – you can’t do that to a cat.
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I like being near the top of a mountain. One can’t get lost here.
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I’m one-time-only to the marrow of my bones.
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Memory at last has what I sought.
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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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I don’t know the role I’m playing. I only know it’s mine, non-convertible.
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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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There is so much Everything that Nothing is hidden quite nicely.
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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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Is a decision made in advance really any kind of choice?
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No one feels good at four in the morning. If ants feel good at four in the morning —three cheers for the ants.
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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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And whatever I do will become forever what I’ve done.
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