Pablo Neruda

"Take it all back. Life is boring, except for flowers, sunshine, your perfect legs. A glass of cold water when you are really thirsty. The way bodies fit together. Fresh and young and sweet. Coffee in the morning. These are just moments. I struggle with the in-betweens. I just want to never stop loving like there is nothing else to do, because what else is there to do?"

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Source: Wilhelm Boeck, Jaime Sabartés, Pablo Picasso (1961). “Picasso”, New York : H.N. Abrams

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Pablo Neruda

Pablo Neruda

Poet, Diplomat

Pablo Neruda was a Chilean poet known for his passionate verses on love and nature, significantly impacting literature and politics.

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