“All beginnings are involuntary.”

—  Fernando Pessoa, book Mensagem

Poem "O Conde D. Henrique", verse 1
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Original: Todo começo é involuntário.

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Portuguese poet, writer, literary critic, translator, publi… 1888–1935

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