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At the very beginning of my creative life I loved humanity. I wanted to do something good for mankind. Soon I understood that it isn't possible to save mankind.
Wislawa Szymborska
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Wislawa Szymborska
Age: 88 †
Born: 1923
Born: July 2
Died: 2012
Died: February 1
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Maria Wisława Anna Szymborska
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This terrifying world is not devoid of charms, of the mornings that make waking up worthwhile.
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It's a well-known fact: in order to follow doctor's orders, you have to be healthy as a horse.
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Their faith will make it easier for them to live and die.
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I'm one-time-only to the marrow of my bones.
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Keep up the good work, if only for a while, if only for the twinkling of a tiny galaxy.
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Secret codes resound. Doubts and intentions come to light.
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And whatever I do will become forever what I've done.
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History counts its skeletons in round numbers. A thousand and one remains a thousand, as though the one had never existed: an imaginary embryo, an empty cradle, ... emptiness running down steps toward the garden, nobody's place in line.
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