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Francisco de Quevedo on Memorial Day

1580–1645 Spain

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Withdrawn into the peace of this desert,
along with some books, few but wise,
I live in conversation with the deceased,
and listen to the dead with my eyes.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Francisco de Quevedo (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.