Portuguese writer, literary scholar and philosopher (1923-2020).
Born May 23rd, 1923 in São Pedro de Rio Seco. [ref]
Died December 1st, 2020 at 97 years old in Lisbon. [ref]
There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love. Washington Irving