Octavio Paz

Mexican writer laureated with the 1990 nobel prize for literature.

Born March 31st, 1914 in Mexico City. [ref]

Died April 20th, 1998 at 84 years old in Mexico City. [ref]

Occupations
diplomat, essayist, lyricist, philosopher, poet, politician, translator, writer
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When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche