Fernando Pessoa Quote

We never love anyone. What we love is the idea we have of someone. It's our own concept—our own selves—that we love.


The Book of Disquiet (ed. Penguin UK, 2002) - ISBN: 9780141914046


We never love anyone. What we love is the idea we have of someone. It's our own concept—our own selves—that we love.

We never love anyone. What we love is the idea we have of someone. It's our own concept—our own selves—that we love.

We never love anyone. What we love is the idea we have of someone. It's our own concept—our own selves—that we love.

We never love anyone. What we love is the idea we have of someone. It's our own concept—our own selves—that we love.