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I cannot imagine any writer who would not fight for his peace and quiet.

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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Somewhere out there the world must have an end.
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Let the people who never find true love keep saying that there's no such thing. Their faith will make it easier for them to live and die.
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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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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 started earning a living as a poet rather early on.
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All imperfection is easier to tolerate if served up in small doses.
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Life lasts but a few scratches of the claw in the sand.
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Existentialists are monumentally and monotonously serious they don't like to joke.
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I'm one-time-only to the marrow of my bones.
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I prefer the hell of chaos to the hell of order.
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