Curated Quotations

Octavio Paz

Quotations

  • “Wisdom lies neither in fixity nor in change, but in the dialectic between the two.” -Octavio Paz

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  • “To read a poem is to hear it with our eyes to hear it is to see it with our ears.” -Octavio Paz

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  • “Literature is the expression of a feeling of deprivation, a recourse against a sense of something missing. But the contrary is also true: language is what makes us human. It is a recourse against the meaningless noise and silence of nature and history.” -Octavio Paz

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  • “Love is an attempt at penetrating another being, but it can only succeed if the surrender is mutual.” -Octavio Paz

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  • “Literature is the expression of a feeling of deprivation, a recourse against a sense of something missing. But the contrary is also true: language is what makes us human. It is a recourse against the meaningless noise and silence of nature and history.” -Octavio Paz

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  • “Art is an invention of aesthetics, which in turn is an invention of philosophers… What we call art is a game.” -Octavio Paz

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  • Solitude is the profoundest fact of the human condition. Man is the only being who knows he is alone. – Octavio Paz

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