Kapuscinski, Ryszard

Quotes:

"Life is truly known only to those who suffer, lose, endure adversity and stumble from defeat to defeat."

"Be careful: they have arms, and no alternatives."

"Our salvation is in striving to achieve what we know we'll never achieve."

"Our job is like a baker's work -- his rolls are tasty as long as they're fresh; after two days they're stale; after a week, they're covered with mould and fit only to be thrown out."

"We follow the mystics. They know where they are going. They, too, go astray, but when they go astray they do so in a way that is mystical, dark, and mysterious."

"When man meets an obstacle he can't destroy, he destroys himself."

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