"Les sentiments qui font le plus mal, les émotions qui piquent le plus, sont ceux qui sont absurdes: le désir pour des choses impossibles, précisément parce qu'elles sont impossibles, la nostalgie de ce qui n'a jamais été, le désir de ce qui aurait pu être,"
— Fernando Pessoa
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When we feel the most pain, it's often because we want things we can never have, remember things that never happened, wish for things that could have happened but didn't, and regret not being someone else. This creates a sad feeling inside us, like an endless sunset that reminds us of what we are.
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Dissatisfaction Emotional pain Impossible dreams Longing Nostalgia Philosophical reflection Regret Unfulfilled desires WistfulnessFEATURED QUOTES
