Their faith will make it easier for them to live and die.
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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I like being near the top of a mountain. One can’t get lost here.
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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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You can find the entire cosmos lurking in its least remarkable objects.
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Whatever inspiration is, it’s born from a continuous “I don’t know.
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Get to know other worlds, if only for comparison.
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I cannot imagine any writer who would not fight for his peace and quiet.
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Is a decision made in advance really any kind of choice?
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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.
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In every tragedy, an element of comedy is preserved. Comedy is just tragedy reversed.
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Life lasts but a few scratches of the claw in the sand.
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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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Keep up the good work, if only for a while, if only for the twinkling of a tiny galaxy.
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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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Secret codes resound. Doubts and intentions come to light.
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