Literature is the most agreeable way of ignoring life. — Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet
Literature is the most agreeable way of ignoring life. — Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet
Literature is the most agreeable way of ignoring life. — Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet
Literature is the most agreeable way of ignoring life. — Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet
Literature is the most agreeable way of ignoring life. — Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet
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Literature is the most agreeable way of ignoring life.

— Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet
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