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.
WISLAWA SZYMBORSKAWhat does the world get from two people/who exist in a world of their own?
More Wislawa Szymborska Quotes
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Whatever inspiration is, it’s born from a continuous “I don’t know.
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There is so much Everything that Nothing is hidden quite nicely.
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All imperfection is easier to tolerate if served up in small doses.
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When I pronounce the word Future, the first syllable already belongs to the past. When I pronounce the word Silence, I destroy it.
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Get to know other worlds, if only for comparison.
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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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The joy of writing. The power of preserving. Revenge of a mortal hand.
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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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This terrifying world is not devoid of charms, of the mornings that make waking up worthwhile.
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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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Any knowledge that doesn’t lead to new questions quickly dies out: it fails to maintain the temperature required for sustaining life.
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I cannot imagine any writer who would not fight for his peace and quiet.
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Generally speaking, life is so rich and full of variety; you have to remember all the time that there is a comical side to everything.
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It’s just not easy to explain to someone else what you don’t understand yourself.
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