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Solitude is the profoundest fact of the human condition. Man is th

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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Love is an attempt at penetrating another being, but it can only succeed if the surrender is mutual. – 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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Wisdom lies neither in fixity nor in change, but in the dialectic between the two. – Octavio Paz

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I know what men want. Men want to be really, really close to someone who will leave them alone. – Elayne Boosler

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Im single, footloose and fancy free, I have no responsibilities, no anchors. Work, friendship and self-improvement, thats me. – Joel Edgerton

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