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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
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Wislawa Szymborska
Age: 88 †
Born: 1923
Born: July 2
Died: 2012
Died: February 1
Critic
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Kornik
Maria Wisława Anna Szymborska
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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