“If we are a metaphor of the universe, the human couple is the metaphor par excellence, the point of intersection of all forces and the seed of all forms. The couple is time recaptured, the return to the time before time.”
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Paz, O. (n.d.). If we are a metaphor of the universe, the human couple is the metaphor par excellence, the point of intersection of all forces and the seed of all forms. The couple is time recaptured, the return to the time before time. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/35605-if-we-are-a-metaphor-of-the-universe/
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Paz, Octavio. “If we are a metaphor of the universe, the human couple is the metaphor par excellence, the point of intersection of all forces and the seed of all forms. The couple is time recaptured, the return to the time before time.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/35605-if-we-are-a-metaphor-of-the-universe/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
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Paz, Octavio. “If we are a metaphor of the universe, the human couple is the metaphor par excellence, the point of intersection of all forces and the seed of all forms. The couple is time recaptured, the return to the time before time.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/35605-if-we-are-a-metaphor-of-the-universe/.