"We always feel younger than we are. I carry inside myself my earlier faces, as a tree contains its rings. The sum of them is me. The mirror sees only my latest face, while I know all my previous ones."

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Source : Tomas Transtromer (2011). “The Great Enigma: New Collected Poems”, p.249, New Directions Publishing

Tomas Transtromer

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“If you don't think your anxiety, depression, sadness and stress impact your physical health, think again. All of these emotions trigger chemical reactions in your body, which can lead to inflammation and a weakened immune system. Learn how to cope, sweet friend. There will always be dark days.”
“I am about to be married, and am of course in all the misery of a man in pursuit of happiness.”
“I like to play the piano with lyrics as if it was a piece of love letter.”
“There are very few lows but lots and lots of highs. You're in an incredibly privileged position because you're able to go along to major sporting events and be ringside. You can see and hear everything.”

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“When you have two people, separate beings, trying to share one life together. That's always going to have difficulties.”
“To put it simply - you know, a lot of people believe that the benefit of this job is fame and fortune. I believe that you pay for the fortune through the fame. I don't buy into the notion that being famous is somehow a good thing, or an exciting thing, or a wonderful thing.”
“The history of science shows that the progress of science has constantly been hampered by the tyrannical influence of certain conceptions that finally came to be considered as dogma. For this reason, it is proper to submit periodically to a very searching examination, principles that we have come to assume without any more discussion.”
“Collage is the twentieth century's greatest innovation”

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