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Wislawa Szymborska quotes

Polish Poet July 2, 1923 – February 1, 2012

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I've reached the age of self-knowledge, so I don't know anything. People who claim that they know something are responsible for most of the fuss in the world. Wislawa Szymborska
I slide my arm from under the sleeper's head and it is numb, full of swarming pins, on the tip of each, waiting to be counted, the fallen angels sit. Wislawa Szymborska
Wislawa Szymborska quote: "No day copies yesterday, no two nights will teach what bliss..."
No day copies yesterday, no two nights will teach what bliss isin precisely the same way, with precisely the same kisses. Wislawa Szymborska
Wislawa Szymborska quote: "You know, I'm worried about Szymborska. I wish she would stop..."
You know, I'm worried about Szymborska. I wish she would stop smoking. Wislawa Szymborska
Unfortunately, poetry is not born in noise, in crowds, or on a bus. There have to be four walls and the certainty that the telephone will not ring. That's what writing is all about. Wislawa Szymborska
Wislawa Szymborska quote: "Dying - you can't do that to a cat."
Dying - you can't do that to a cat. Wislawa Szymborska
Wislawa Szymborska quote: "I'm fighting against the bad poet who is prone to using too..."
I'm fighting against the bad poet who is prone to using too many words. Wislawa Szymborska
Wislawa Szymborska quote: "All imperfection is easier to tolerate if served up in small..."
All imperfection is easier to tolerate if served up in small doses. Wislawa Szymborska
But they know about us, they know, the four corners, and the chairs nearby us. Discerning shadows also know, and even the table keeps quiet. Wislawa Szymborska
Wislawa Szymborska quote: "Woods disguised as woods alive without end, and above them..."
Woods disguised as woods alive without end, and above them birds in flight play birds in flight. Wislawa Szymborska
Wislawa Szymborska quote: "Poetic talent doesn't operate in a vacuum. There is a spirit..."
Poetic talent doesn't operate in a vacuum. There is a spirit of Polish poetry. Wislawa Szymborska
Wislawa Szymborska quote: "It's just not easy to explain to someone else what you don't..."
It's just not easy to explain to someone else what you don't understand yourself. Wislawa Szymborska
Wislawa Szymborska quote: "Somewhere out there the world must have an end."
Somewhere out there the world must have an end. Wislawa Szymborska
Wislawa Szymborska quote: "After every war someone has to tidy up."
After every war someone has to tidy up. Wislawa Szymborska
Wislawa Szymborska quote: "in painted quiet and concentration"
in painted quiet and concentration Wislawa Szymborska

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