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“ ”But in the language of poetry, where every word is weighed, nothing is usual or normal. Not a single stone and not a single cloud above it.
About Wisława Szymborska
Wisława Szymborska-Włodek (2 July 1923 – 1 February 2012) was a Polish poet, essayist and translator. She was awarded the 1996 Nobel Prize in Literature. She was bestowed the title of Lady of the Order of the White Eagle in 2011. She was a member of the Polish Writers Association (1989) and the Polish Academy of Skills (1995).
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Additional quotes by Wisława Szymborska
We know ourselves only as far as we’ve been tested.
The Three Oddest Words
When I pronounce the word Future,
the first syllable already belongs to the past.
When I pronounce the word Silence,
I destroy it.
When I pronounce the word nothing,
I make something no nonbeing can hold.
True love. Is it normal
is it serious, is it practical?
What does the world get from two people
who exist in a world of their own?