“You tell yourself a dream, always. And when do you dream it?”
Voces (1943)
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Si yo diera la vida, ¿qué podría darte?
Voces (1943)
Variant: Si yo te diera la vida, ¿qué podría darte?
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Italian Argentinian poet 1885–1968Related quotes
“And no matter what you do or how hard you try, you can’t stop
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Paris Review interview (1958)
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“When you dream of others they know it. When they dream of you, you know this.”
Session 254, Page 119
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“You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one.”
Markham Sutherland's father, quoted in Letter I.
The Nemesis of Faith (1849)
Session 174, Page 171
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“When you dream, you are an author, but you do not know how it will end.”
This Business of Living (1935-1950)
“You must do whatever you want to do. If you want to dream, dream big.”