Fernando Pessoa: To have defined and sure opinions, fixed and known instincts, passions and character — all that is the horror of turning

To have defined and sure opinions, fixed and known instincts, passions and chara — Fernando Pessoa

To have defined and sure opinions, fixed and known instincts, passions and character — all that is the horror of turning our soul into a fact, materialize it and make it external.

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