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Wislawa Szymborska quotes

Polish Poet July 2, 1923 – February 1, 2012

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Wislawa Szymborska quote: "Even the worst book can give us something to think about."
Even the worst book can give us something to think about. Wislawa Szymborska
Wislawa Szymborska quote: "The joy of writing. The power of preserving. Revenge of a..."
The joy of writing. The power of preserving. Revenge of a mortal hand. Wislawa Szymborska
Wislawa Szymborska quote: "You have to remember all the time that there is a comical side..."
You have to remember all the time that there is a comical side to everything. Wislawa Szymborska
Wislawa Szymborska quote: "All is mine but nothing owned, nothing owned for memory, and..."
All is mine but nothing owned, nothing owned for memory, and mine only while I look. Wislawa Szymborska
Wislawa Szymborska quote: "I cannot imagine any writer who would not fight for his peace..."
I cannot imagine any writer who would not fight for his peace and quiet. Wislawa Szymborska
Nothing can ever happen twice. In consequence, the sorry fact is that we arrive here improvised and leave without the chance to practice. Wislawa Szymborska
Wislawa Szymborska quote: "Sometimes I really have a spiritual need to say something more..."
Sometimes I really have a spiritual need to say something more general about the world, and sometimes something personal. Wislawa Szymborska
Wislawa Szymborska quote: "Is a decision made in advance really any kind of choice."
Is a decision made in advance really any kind of choice. Wislawa Szymborska
Let the people who never find true lovekeep saying that there's no such thing. Their faith will make it easier for them to live and die. Wislawa Szymborska
Poets yearn, of course, to be published, read, and understood, but they do little, if anything, to set themselves above the common herd and the daily grind. Wislawa Szymborska
Wislawa Szymborska quote: "Take it not amiss, O speech, that I borrow weighty words, and..."
Take it not amiss, O speech, that I borrow weighty words, and later try hard to make them seem light. Wislawa Szymborska
Wislawa Szymborska quote: "There's simply too much fuss about myself."
There's simply too much fuss about myself. Wislawa Szymborska
Wislawa Szymborska quote: "Every beginning is only a sequel, after all, and the book of..."
Every beginning is only a sequel, after all, and the book of events is always open halfway through. Wislawa Szymborska
Wislawa Szymborska quote: "Every beginning, after all, is nothing but a sequel, and the..."
Every beginning, after all, is nothing but a sequel, and the book of events is always open in the middle. Wislawa Szymborska
Wislawa Szymborska quote: "I like being near the top of a mountain. One can't get lost here."
I like being near the top of a mountain. One can't get lost here. Wislawa Szymborska

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