Wislawa Szymborska Quotes


Get to know other worlds, if only for comparison. I am near, too near for him to dream of me. - Wislawa Szymborska



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. - Wislawa Szymborska



Existentialists are monumentally and monotonously serious; they don't like to joke. - Wislawa Szymborska



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 of inspiration, but isolation is not good in this respect. I am not writing poetry about isolation. - Wislawa Szymborska



Every beginning is only a sequel, after all, and the book of events is always open halfway through. - Wislawa Szymborska