Quotes by Wisława Szymborska

Explore a curated collection of 12 quotes by Wisława Szymborska. Discover timeless wisdom, insightful thoughts, and memorable words that have inspired readers around the world. Browse through the gallery below and click on any quote to read more.

When it comes, you’ll be dreamingthat you don’t need to breathe;that breathless silence isthe music of the darkand it’s — Wisława Szymborska
A Note Life is the only way to get covered in leaves, catch your breath on the sand, rise on wings; to be a dog, or stro — Wisława Szymborska
The joy of writing.The power of preserving.Revenge of a mortal hand. — Wisława Szymborska
We have a soul at times.No one’s got it non-stop,for keeps.Day after day,year after yearmay pass without it.Sometimesit — Wisława Szymborska
Loveless work, boring work, work valued only because others haven't got even that much, however loveless and boring--thi — Wisława Szymborska
-A Word On Statistics-Out of every hundred people, those who always know better:fifty-two.Unsure of every step:almost al — Wisława Szymborska
The buzzard has nothing to fault himself with.Scruples are alien to the black panther.Piranhas do not doubt the rightnes — Wisława Szymborska
The world, whatever we might think about it terrified by its vastness and by our helplessness in the face of it, embitte — Wisława Szymborska
My apologies to chance for calling it necessity. My apologies to necessity if I'm mistaken, after all. Please, don't be — Wisława Szymborska
I am telling himwhat he wants to hear: antsdying of love underthe constellation of the dandelion.I swear that a white ro — Wisława Szymborska
No one feels good at four in the morning.If ants feel good at four in the morning—three cheers for the ants. — Wisława Szymborska
Dividing earth and skyis not the right wayto think about this wholeness.It only allows one to liveat a more precise addr — Wisława Szymborska