Books
Quotes
Blog
Author Program
Sign In
Sign Up
I slide my arm from under the sleeper's head and it is numb, full of swarming pins, on the tip of each, waiting to be counted, the fallen angels sit.
— Wislawa Szymborska
Tags: head, angels, sit, waiting

Other Quotes by "Wislawa Szymborska"

Take it not amiss, O speech, that I borrow weighty words, and later try hard to make them seem light.
— Wislawa Szymborska
Tags: try, speech, words, light
Keep up the good work, if only for a while, if only for the twinkling of a tiny galaxy.
— Wislawa Szymborska
Tags: only, good-work, good, work
After every war someone has to tidy up.
— Wislawa Szymborska
Tags: every, up, someone, war
I've reached the age of self-knowledge, so I don't know anything. People who claim that they know something are responsible for most of the fuss in the world.
— Wislawa Szymborska
Tags: know, world, people, age
In every tragedy, an element of comedy is preserved. Comedy is just tragedy reversed.
— Wislawa Szymborska
Tags: every, just, tragedy, comedy
View More by "Wislawa Szymborska"
  • About
  • Contact Us
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Community Guidelines
  • Privacy Policy
© WSIRN 2025, Made with ❤ in Tokyo & Bali.