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Such certainty is beautiful, but uncertainty is more beautiful still
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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God was finally going to believe in a man both good and strong, but good and strong are still two different men.
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It's just not easy to explain to someone else what you don't understand yourself.
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No day copies yesterday, no two nights will teach what bliss is in precisely the same way, with precisely the same kisses.
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But they know about us, they know, the four corners, and the chairs nearby us. Discerning shadows also know, and even the table keeps quiet.
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When I pronounce the word Future, the first syllable already belongs to the past. When I pronounce the word Silence, I destroy it.
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I cannot imagine any writer who would not fight for his peace and quiet.
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I like being near the top of a mountain. One can't get lost here.
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And whatever I do will become forever what I've done.
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They say the first sentence in any speech is always the hardest. Well, that one's behind me, anyway.
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