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" 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

Know

World

Responsible

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Wislawa Szymborska

Worthwhile

Waking Up

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Wislawa Szymborska

Imperfection

Small

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Wislawa Szymborska

Dream

Comparison

" Sometimes I write quickly, sometimes I spend several weeks on a single poem. I would really love for readers not to be able to guess which of the poems took so much work! "