“… the painful intensity of my sensations, even when they're happy ones; the blissful intensity of my sensations, even when they're sad.”

— Fernando Pessoa , book The Book of Disquiet

Source: The Book of Disquiet

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

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“… the painful intensity of my sensations, even when they're happy ones; the blissful intensity of my sensations, even when they're sad.”

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