I've never aspired to be more than a dreamer. I paid no attention to those who spoke to me of living. I've always belonged to what isn't where I am a… - Fernando Pessoa

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I've never aspired to be more than a dreamer. I paid no attention to those who spoke to me of living. I've always belonged to what isn't where I am and to what I could never be. Whatever isn't mine, no matter how base, has always had poetry for me.

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About Fernando Pessoa

Fernando Pessoa (13 June 1888 – 30 November 1935) was a Portuguese poet and writer, most of whose work was published posthumously. He wrote frequently under heteronyms, alter egos with developed personalities, biographies, jobs, habits, attitudes, addresses, etc., who sometimes quoted and interacted with each other and other people.

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Native Name: Fernando António Nogueira Pessoa
Alternative Names: Fernando Antonio Nogueira Pessoa Alberto Caeiro Ricardo Reis Bernardo Soares
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أنا أرثي حال النجوم
التي تشع منذ هذا القدر الكبير من السنين
هذا القدر من السنين ...
أنا أرثي حال النجوم.
أليس هناك أيّ تعب
في الأشياء،
في جميع الأشياء ،
مثل تعب السيقان والمناكب ؟
التعب من الكينونة،
من الوجود،
من الوجود لا غير،
الالتماع المرح أو الكئيب ...
ألا يكون الانتظار في النهاية
لكل وجود
وليس الموت، بل شيء آخر
كما لو أنه نهاية أخرى ؟
أو تبرير عظيم،
شيء شبيه
بالغفران ؟

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