Out of every hundred people, those who always know better: fifty-two. Wislawa Szymborska More Quotes by Wislawa Szymborska More Quotes From Wislawa Szymborska Most of the earth's inhabitants work to get by. They work because they have to. They didn't pick this or that kind of job out of passion; the circumstances of their lives did the choosing for them. Loveless work, boring work, work valued only because others haven't got even that much, however loveless and boring - this is one of the harshest human miseries. And there's no sign that coming centuries will produce any changes for the better as far as this goes. Wislawa Szymborska passionearthjobs Life lasts but a few scratches of the claw in the sand. Wislawa Szymborska sandscratcheslasts Whatever inspiration is, it's born from a continuous "I don't know. Wislawa Szymborska borninspirationwriting Is a decision made in advance really any kind of choice? Wislawa Szymborska choiceskinddecision I cannot speak for more than an hour exclusively about poetry. At that point, life itself takes over again. Wislawa Szymborska hoursspeak Memory at last has what I sought. Wislawa Szymborska lastsmemories 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 grindcommonlittles They say the first sentence in any speech is always the hardest. Well, that one's behind me, anyway. Wislawa Szymborska hardestspeechfirsts Though I may deny poets their monopoly on inspiration, I still place them in a select group of Fortune's darlings. Wislawa Szymborska ethosgroupsinspiration Keep up the good work, if only for a while, if only for the twinkling of a tiny galaxy. Wislawa Szymborska twinklingtinygood-work God was finally going to believe in a man both good and strong, but good and strong are still two different men. Wislawa Szymborska strongmenbelieve No one in my family has ever died of love. What happened, happened, but nothing myth-inspiring. Wislawa Szymborska mythhappenedmy-family 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 workoutpracticesorry They say the first love's most important. That's very romantic, but not my experience. Wislawa Szymborska first-loveimportantfirsts 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 more personal to say about them. I am trying to look at the world, and at myself, from many different points of view. I think many poets have this duality. Wislawa Szymborska distanceviewsthinking Their faith will make it easier for them to live and die. Wislawa Szymborska easierdies When I mention somebody, that doesn't necessarily mean that I identify with him, personally or poetically. I'm extremely happy when I encounter poets who are different than I am. The ones who have their own distinct poetics provide me with the greatest experiences. Wislawa Szymborska encountersdifferentmean I prefer the hell of chaos to the hell of order. Wislawa Szymborska chaoshellorder Poetic talent doesn't operate in a vacuum. There is a spirit of Polish poetry. Wislawa Szymborska vacuumstalentspirit Existentialists are monumentally and monotonously serious; they don't like to joke. Wislawa Szymborska existentialistjokesserious
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