Fernando Pessoa: Destiny gave me only two things: a few accounting books and the gift of dreaming.

Destiny gave me only two things: a few accounting books and the gift of dreaming — Fernando Pessoa

Destiny gave me only two things: a few accounting books and the gift of dreaming.

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