"Nothing can ever happen twice. In consequence, the sorry fact is that we arrive here improvised and leave without the chance to practice."
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Wis?awa Szymborska, a luminary of Polish literature, was born on July 2, 1923, in Kórnik, Poland. Renowned for her profound yet accessible poetry, she won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1996, celebrated for her ability to weave together the minutiae of everyday life with profound philosophical insights. Szymborska's works reflect her keen observation of humanity and the complexities of existence, establishing her as one of the most influential poets of the 20th century. Her legacy endures, inspiring countless readers worldwide to embrace the beauty in the ordinary.
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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."
Wislawa Szymborska"Any knowledge that doesn't lead to new questions quickly dies out: it fails to maintain the temperature required for sustaining life."
Wislawa Szymborska"I have sympathy for young people, for their growing pains, but I balk when these growing pains are pushed into the foreground, when you make these young people the only vehicles of life's wisdom."
Wislawa Szymborska