Love is so short, forgetting is so long. — Pablo Neruda
Love is so short, forgetting is so long.
In the original Spanish
Es tan corto el amor y tan largo el olvido.
1924
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Current citation
Neruda, Pablo. "Tonight I Can Write." Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair, translated by W. S. Merwin. Penguin Classics, 2006.
Original citation
Neruda, Pablo. "Puedo Escribir [Tonight I Can Write]." Veinte poemas de amor y una cancion desesperada [Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair]. 1924.