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  • I take with me the conscience of defeat as a victory banner.

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    "The Book of Disquiet". Book by Fernando Pessoa, p. 79, 1982.

  • I've always been an ironic dreamer, unfaithful to my inner promises. Like a complete outsider, a casual observer of whom I thought I was, I've always enjoyed watching my daydreams go down in defeat. I was never convinced of what I believed in. I filled my hands with sand, called it gold, and opened them up to let it slide through. Words were my only truth. When the right words were said, all was done; the rest was the sand that had always been.

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    Fernando Pessoa (2002). “The Book of Disquiet”, p.201, Penguin UK

  • I carry my awareness of defeat like a banner of victory.

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    Fernando Pessoa (2002). “The Book of Disquiet”, p.74, Penguin UK
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Fernando Pessoa

  • Born: June 13, 1888
  • Died: November 30, 1935
  • Occupation: Poet
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