There are dreamed anguishes that are more real Than the ones life brings us, there are sensations Felt only by imagining Which are more ours than our… - Fernando Pessoa

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There are dreamed anguishes that are more real
Than the ones life brings us, there are sensations
Felt only by imagining
Which are more ours than our own life is.
There's so often a thing which, not existing,
Does exist, exists lingeringly
And lingeringly is ours and us…

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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.

Also Known As

Native Name: Fernando António Nogueira Pessoa
Alternative Names: Fernando Antonio Nogueira Pessoa Alberto Caeiro Ricardo Reis Bernardo Soares
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شخصيا أنتمى إلى من يوجدون دائما على هامش ما ينتمون إليه، لا ينظرون فحسب إلى الحشد الكبير الذى منه يتكونون، وإنما كذلك إلى الفضاءات الكبيرة الكائنة بجوارهم —

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