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Quote by Fernando Pessoa

“Happy the creators of pessimistic systems! Besides taking refuge in the fact of having made something, they can exult in their explanation of universal suffering, and include themselves in it.”

Book:The Book of Disquiet

Work

The Book of Disquiet

Written by Fernando Pessoa, this work is a collection of fragments and thoughts that delve into the human condition, offering a unique perspective on the complexities of life and consciousness. more

Author

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

“Grief is a cruel kind of education. You learn how ungentle mourning can be, how full of anger. You learn how glib condolences can feel. You learn how much grief is about language, the failure of language and the grasping for language. Why are my sides so sore and achy? It’s from crying, I’m told. I did not know that we cry with our muscles. The pain is not surprising, but itsphysicality is: my tongue unbearably bitter, as though I ate a loathed meal and forgot to clean my teeth; on my chest, a heavy, awful weight; and inside my body, a sensation of eternal dissolving. My heart - my actual physical heart, nothing figurative here - is running away from me, has become its own separate thing, beating too fast, its rhytms at odds with mine. This is an affliction not merely of the spirit but of the body, of aches and lagging strength. Flesh, muscles, organs are all compromised. No physical position is comfortable. For weeks, my stomach is in turmoil, tense and tight with foreboding, the ever-present certainty that somebody else will die, that more will be lost. One morning, Okey calls me a little earlier than usual and I think, Just tell me, tell me immediately, who has died now. Is it Mummy?”

Pain Death Suffering Grief Morte Luto

Book:Notes on Grief

Source: Notes on Grief

“I am life, I am light - What is death to cause me fright! I eat death for breakfast, suffering for supper. Death affects body, not mindlight.”

Death Suffering Fearless Life And Death Fear Of Death Braveheart Mindful Living Live To The Fullest Life Poetry Fearless Living

Book:Either Right or Human: 300 Limericks of Inclusion

Source: Either Right or Human: 300 Limericks of Inclusion

“¡La guerra es paradoja! Hay alegría y llanto, el tiempo es vertiginoso y a la vez lento; seguir vivo es bendición y desencanto; dormir es meditación y sufrimiento.”

War Poetry Suffering Paradox Veterans

Book:Sólo lloré en otoño

Source: Sólo lloré en otoño