Decadence is the total loss of unconsciousness, which is the very basis of life. Could it think, the heart would stop beating.
Fernando PessoaEvery spoken word double-crosses us. The written word is the only tolerable form of communication, as it isn't a stone in a bridge between souls but a ray of light between stars.
Fernando PessoaWhat has happened to us has happened to everyone or only to us; if to everyone, then it's no novelty, and if only to us, then it won't be understood.
Fernando Pessoa