Quotes by Alvaro de Campos

"It’s stupid, but it’s human, and that’s how it is."
— Alvaro de Campos
"I consider a dream like I consider a shadow,” answered Caeiro, with his usual divine, unexpected promptitude. “A shadow is real, but it’s less real than a rock. A dream is real — if it weren’t, it wouldn’t be a dream — but less real than a thing. That’s what being real is like."
— Alvaro de Campos
"Arre, que tanta besta é muito pouca gente! Arre, que o Portugal que se vê é só isto! Deixem ver o Portugal que não deixam ver!"
— Alvaro de Campos
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Álvaro de Campos (European Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈalvɐɾu ðɨ ˈkɐ̃puʃ]; October 15, 1890 – November 30, 1935) was one of the poet Fernando Pessoa's various heteronyms, with a reputation for a power...