Whether or not they exist, we're slaves to the gods. - Fernando Pessoa

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Whether or not they exist, we're slaves to the gods.

Fernando Pessoa

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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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Se te queres matar, porque não te queres matar?
Ah, aproveita! que eu, que tanto amo a morte e a vida,
Se ousasse matar-me, também me mataria...
Ah, se ousares, ousa!

So great is my tedium, so overwhelming the horror of being alive, that I cannot imagine what could possibly serve as a palliative, an antidote, a balm, a source of oblivion.

أشك، فإذن أنا أفكر

Whether or not they exist, we're slaves to the gods. - Fernando Pessoa

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