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Quote by Adam Zagajewski

“Clear moments are so short. There is much more darkness. More ocean than terra firma. More shadow than form.”

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Adam Zagajewski, born on June 21, 1945, is a renowned Polish poet. His works are known for their unique style and profound reflections on history and personal memory. more

“Once in a while it vanishes - in the sense that I become deaf to beauty for a week or two or three. This coming and going of the inner life - because this is what it is - is a curse and a blessing. I don't need to explain why it's a curse. A blessing because it brings about a movement, an energy which, when it peaks, creates a poem. Or a moment of happiness.”

Needs Two Moments Three Energy Week Movement Blessing Curse Deaf Inner Life Moments Of Happiness

Author:Adam Zagajewski

“Human life and objects and trees vibrate with mysterious meanings, which can be deciphered like cuneiform writing. There exists a meaning, hidden from day to day, but accessible in moments of greatest attentiveness, in those moments when consciousness loves the world.”

World Writing Humans Moments Consciousness Tree Objects Mysterious Human Life Day To Day Vibrate Attentiveness Cuneiform

Author:Adam Zagajewski

“This day's nothingness as if from spite became a flame and scorched the lips of children and poets.”

Ifs Children Poet Lips Flames Spite This Day Nothingness

Author:Adam Zagajewski

“Cities at daybreak are no one's, and have no names. And I, too, have no name, dawn, the stars growing pale, the train picking up speed.”

Names Stars Cities Growing Train Speed Dawn Pale Daybreak

Author:Adam Zagajewski

“It happened that sometimes I kissed in mirrors the reflection of my face; since the hands, face and tears of Annalena had caressed it, my face seemed suffused to me divinely beautiful and as if suffused with heavenly sweetness.”

Ifs Sometimes Hands Beautiful Faces Happened Tears Reflection Mirrors Heavenly Sweetness

Author:Oscar Milosz

“Writing is a way of sharing our humanity.”

Way Writing Humanity

Author:William McIlvanney

“People didn't really like McDonald's, same as her mum didn't really like Catholicism, but when you were new in town, at least it was a known quantity. So that'll be a Quarter-Pounder and a Communion Wafer meal-deal to go.”

People Deals Known Towns Meals Catholicism Quarters Quantity Mum Communion Mcdonalds

Book:Pandaemonium

Source: Pandaemonium

“My reaction to your news is delighted astonishment that Lanark has been judged more popular than a book by Ian Rankin, and only regret that this wonderful honour had no money attached to it!”

Has Beens Book Wonderful Regret News Reactions Honour Judged Delighted No Money Astonishment

Author:Christopher Brookmyre

“You can't choose where you belong, and where you don't. But what if the place you don't belong is the only place you have left?”

Ifs Left What If Where You Belong

Author:Stuart Neville

“Hate is a terrible thing. It's a wasteful, stupid emotion. You can hate someone with all your heart, but it'll never do them a bit of harm. The only person it hurts is you. You can spend your days hating, letting it eat away at you, and the person you hate will go on living just the same. So, what's the point?”

Heart Persons Hate Bits Hurt Emotion Stupid Goes On Terrible Harm It Hurts Terrible Things

Author:Stuart Neville

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