Tadeusz Borowski Quotes
And I think about my cell at the Pawiak prison. During the first week I felt I would not be able to endure a day without a book, without the circle of light under the parafin lamp in the evening, without a sheet of paper, without you. . . .
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Rarely do we stop and consider whether the most prestigious of institutions is always in our best interest.
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The mob spirit has grown with the increasing intelligence of the Afro-American.
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When I was in the ring at the Olympics, it was my father's words that I was hearing, not the coaches'. 'I never listened to what the coaches said. I would call my father and he would give me advice from prison.
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I had to figure out how to bring the world into my work.
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You want all your books to stick around after you've gone.
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That's what I think our jobs as parents are, to educate as much as possible... I tell them to follow their bliss. The people who follow their bliss in this world tend to be the more happier people.
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I think, if I had my choice, I would spend all my time in the studio writing, and creating music.
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And I think about my cell at the Pawiak prison. During the first week I felt I would not be able to endure a day without a book, without the circle of light under the parafin lamp in the evening, without a sheet of paper, without you. . . .
