Quotes by Alvaro de Campos

“It’s stupid, but it’s human, and that’s how it is.”

“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.”

“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!”