All Wislawa Szymborska Quotes
- Life lasts but a few scratches of the claw in the sand. Claw
- Nothing can ever happen twice. In consequence, the sorry fact is that we arrive here improvised and leave without the chance to practice. Arrive
- Whatever inspiration is, it's born from a continuous "I don't know. Born
- Poorly prepared for the dignity of life, I barely keep up with the pace of the action imposed. Reality demands. Action
- All the best have something in common, a regard for reality, an agreement to its primacy over the imagination. Agreement
- Is a decision made in advance really any kind of choice? Advance
- Such certainty is beautiful, but uncertainty is more beautiful still Beautiful
- There's simply too much fuss about myself, Funny
- 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. All
- 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… Able
- Everyone needs solitude, especially a person who is used to thinking about what she experiences. Solitude is very important in my work as a mode… Especially
- In every tragedy, an element of comedy is preserved. Comedy is just tragedy reversed. Comedy
- I have sympathy for young people, for their growing pains, but I balk when these growing pains are pushed into the foreground, when you make… Balk
- I like being near the top of a mountain. One can't get lost here. Get Lost
- After every war someone has to tidy up. Every War
- Though I may deny poets their monopoly on inspiration, I still place them in a select group of Fortune's darlings. Darling
- Nothing's a gift, it's all on loan All
- Even the worst book can give us something to think about. Book
- Poetic talent doesn't operate in a vacuum. There is a spirit of Polish poetry. Operate
- Even boredom should be described with gusto. How many things are happening on a day when nothing happens? Boredom
- It's just not easy to explain to someone else what you don't understand yourself. Easy
- All imperfection is easier to tolerate if served up in small doses. All
- Each of us has a very rich nature and can look at things objectively, from a distance, and at the same time can have something… Different Points
- I usually write for the individual reader -though I would like to have many such readers. There are some poets who write for people assembled… Assembled
- I cannot imagine any writer who would not fight for his peace and quiet. Any