Author: Fernando Pessoa

Quotes

  • Literature is the most agreeable way of ignoring life
  • “I’ve always rejected being understood. To be understood is to prostitute oneself. I prefer to be taken seriously for what I’m not, remaining humanly unknown, with naturalness and all due respect”
  • “I wasn’t meant for reality, but life came and found me.”
  • “I’ve never done anything but dream. This, and this alone, has been the meaning of my life. My only real concern has been my inner life.”