“They bring me faith like a closed package in someone else's plate. They want me to accept it so that I don't open it.”

—  Fernando Pessoa , book The Book of Disquiet

Ibid.
The Book of Disquiet
Original: Trazem-me a fé como um embrulho fechado numa salva alheia. Querem que o aceite para que não o abra.

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