soracities:Octavio Paz, The Art of Poetry No. 42 (interviewed by Alfred Mac Adam)[Text ID: “IN

soracities:

Octavio Paz,The Art of Poetry No. 42 (interviewed by Alfred Mac Adam)

[Text ID: “INTERVIEWER: Is this why the language of mysticism is so erotic?

PAZ: Yes, because lovers, which is what the mystics are, constitute the greatest image of communion. But even between lovers solitude is never completely abolished. Conversely, solitude is never absolute. We are always with someone, even if it is only our shadow. We are never one—we are always we. These extremes are the poles of human life.”]