Famous Wisawa Szymborska Quotes

  • a stone / which in its own archaic, simpleminded way / sees life as a chain of failed attempts. – Wisawa Szymborska

    a stone / which in its own archaic, simpleminded way / sees life as a chain of failed attempts.– Wisawa Szymborska

  • Memories come to mind like excavated statuesthat have misplaced their heads. – Wisawa Szymborska

    Memories come to mind like excavated statuesthat have misplaced their heads.– Wisawa Szymborska

  • When I pronounce the word Future,the first syllable already belongs to the past.When I pronounce the word Silence,I destroy it. – Wisawa Szymborska

    When I pronounce the word Future,the first syllable already belongs to the past.When I pronounce the word Silence,I destroy it.– Wisawa Szymborska

  • We live longerbut less preciselyand in shorter sentences. – Wisawa Szymborska

    We live longerbut less preciselyand in shorter sentences.– Wisawa Szymborska

  • I’m old-fashioned and think that reading books is the most glorious pastime that humankind has yet devised. – Wisawa Szymborska

    I’m old-fashioned and think that reading books is the most glorious pastime that humankind has yet devised.– Wisawa Szymborska