Colecção Novis: Book 17
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Description
Fernando Pessoa was many writers in one. The Portuguese author attributed his work to literary alter egos that he called "heteronyms," each of which had a fully developed identity. When Pessoa died, he left behind a trunk filled with disorderly scraps of unpublished poems and unfinished works,... read more
Memorable Quotes
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“Mudem-me os deuses os sonhos, mas não o dom de sonhar”
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“A Violência, seja qual for, foi sempre para mim uma forma esbugalhada de estupidez humana”
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“Nunca poderia odiar uma terra em que houvesse visto um poente escandaloso”
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“Ler é sonhar pela mão de outrem”
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“O que não temos, ou não ousamos, ou não conseguimos, podemos possuí-lo em sonho, e é com esse sonho que fazemos arte”
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“As figuras de romance são - como todos sabem - tão reais como qualquer de nós”
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“A vida é a busca do impossível através do inútil”
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“Tudo é dos outros, salvo a mágoa de o não ter”
First Sentence
I was born in a time when the majority of young people had lost faith in God, for the same reason their elders had had it - without knowing why.
Table of Contents
Series
This is book 17 in the Colecção Novis series.
Authors & Contributors
- Fernando Pessoa (Author)
- Richard Zenith
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