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Fernando Pessoa Quotes: I asked for very little from life, and even this little was denied me.
         

I asked for very little from life, and even this little was denied me.


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We never love anyone. What we love is the idea we have of someone. It's our own concept—our own selves—that we love.

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I bear the wounds of all the battles I avoided.

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