“A single tear forms, just in the corner of one eye, but it doesn't roll down my cheek; it merely crystallizes in the cold air, it grows and grows into a second giant globe that doesn't want to orbit with the world—it breaks off from the planet and plunges into infinity.”
Ingeborg Bachmann, born on June 25, 1926, was a prominent Austrian poet. Her poetry is noted for its emotional depth and intellectual sophistication, often exploring themes of love, death, and existential concerns. Bachmann is considered one of the most significant German-language poets of the 20th century. more
“But I am not allowed to forget The taste of the tears of yesterday.”
“Nothing is less trustworthy than a woman's tears.”
“Tears are the souls raindrops softening the hard ground life can produce.”