“The absolutes the eternities Their outlying districts Are not my theme I am hungry for life and for death also I know what I know and I write it. Octavio Paz
“My steps along this street Resound in another street In which I hear my steps Passing along this street In which Only the mist is real. Octavio Paz
“a crystal willow, a poplar of water, a tall fountain the wind arches over, a tree deep-rooted yet dancing still, a course of a river that turns, moves on, doubles back, and comes full circle, forever arriving: Octavio Paz
“Solitude is the profoundest fact of the human condition. Man is the only being who knows he is alone.Octavio Paz