Wisława Szymborska, Poet, Essayist, Translator, #BornOnThisDay in 1923, in Prowent, Poland
“Those who knew
what was going on here
must make way for
those who know little.
And less than little.
And finally as little as nothing.”
. . . from her ‘A Word on Statistics’:
“Those who are just:
quite a few at thirty-five.
But if it takes effort to understand:
three.
Worthy of empathy:
ninety-nine.
Mortal:
one hundred out of one hundred—
a figure that has never varied yet.”
