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Fernando Pessoa
Fernando Pessoa

Portuguese poet known for his unique narrative style and rich inner world. Fernando Pessoa is considered one of the most influential writers of the 20th century, and his works are still widely studied and discussed today. more

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“Every day things happen in the world that cannot be explained by any law of things we know. Every day they're mentioned and forgotten, and the same mystery that brought them takes them away, transforming their secret into oblivion. Such is the law by which things that can't be explained must be forgotten. The visible world goes on as usual in the broad daylight. Otherness watches us from the shadows.”

KnowsWorldHappensLawSecretWatchesMysteryGoes OnShadowForgottenThings HappenVisibleBroadsUsualOblivionTransformingDaylightOtherness
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“The idea of any social obligation ... just the idea of it embarasses my thoughts for a day, and sometimes it's since the day before that I worry, and don't sleep well, and the real affair, when it happens, is absolutely insignificant and justifies nothing; and the case repeats itself and I never learn to learn.”

WellsIdeasRealSometimesHappensSocialSleepCasesWorryAffairObligationRepeatsJustifyMy ThoughtsInsignificantSleep WellSocial Obligation
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