Quotes

"Because back then I still didn’t know the world consists of two parts: one unlivable, the other insufferable." - Marek Hłasko , I have doors for a two-door wardrobe, glazed (1966)

“Because it’s like this, for yourself, sure, you can do one thing or another, but for another person, you can do something unforgettable, everything. Everything.” - Edward Stachura , Się (1977)

“Through getting to know oneself, a person becomes pure. Through seeing the dirt. Not through washing the dirt. [...] No psychological dirt can withstand the gaze of clean eyes. It vanishes completely.” - Edward Stachura , Oto (1979)