Ibid., p. 288
The Book of Disquiet
Original: Eram dois e belos e desejavam ser outra coisa; o amor tardava-lhes no tédio do futuro, e a saudade do que haveria de ser vinha já sendo filha do amor que não tinham tido.
“A tedium that includes only the anticipation of more tedium; the regret, now, of tomorrow regretting having regretted today.”
—
Fernando Pessoa
,
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The Book of Disquiet
Ibid., p. 50
The Book of Disquiet
Original: Um tédio que inclui a antecipação só de mais tédio; a pena, já, de amanhã ter pena de ter tido pena hoje.
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