Is a decision made in advance really any kind of choice?
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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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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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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Even the worst book can give us something to think about.
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In every tragedy, an element of comedy is preserved. Comedy is just tragedy reversed.
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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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I started earning a living as a poet rather early on.
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They say the first love’s most important. That’s very romantic, but not my experience.
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Out of every hundred people, those who always know better: fifty-two.
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This terrifying world is not devoid of charms, of the mornings that make waking up worthwhile.
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Even boredom should be described with gusto. How many things are happening on a day when nothing happens?
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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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There’s simply too much fuss about myself.
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All the best have something in common, a regard for reality, an agreement to its primacy over the imagination.
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Life lasts but a few scratches of the claw in the sand.
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