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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

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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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