Octavio Paz
Octavio Paz
Octavio Paz Lozano; March 31, 1914 – April 19, 1998) was a Mexican poet and diplomat. He is considered by many as one of the most influential writers of the 20th century and one of the greatest poets of all time...
NationalityMexican
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth31 March 1914
CityMexico City, Mexico
CountryMexico
flower heart love-is
A flower without a stem, is beauty waiting to die. A heart without love, is a tear waiting to cry.
dream your-dreams deserve
Deserve your dream.
love-is desire yearning
Love is not a desire for beauty; it is a yearning for completion.
house future-happiness prison
The supreme value is not the future but the present. The future is a deceitful time that always says to us, 'Not Yet,' and thus denies us... Whoever builds a house for future happiness builds a prison for the present.
light stones
Whatever is not stone is light
sleep mexican toys
The Mexican...is familiar with death. [He] jokes about it, caresses it, sleeps with it, celebrates it. It is one of his favorite toys and his most steadfast love.
Fixity is always momentary. But how can it always be so? If it were, it would not be momentary - or would not be fixity.