Pablo Neruda's memoirs
I have only skimmed the surface so far, due to lack of time - but as would be expected, it's gorgeously written and engrossing.
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Shyness is a kink in the soul, a special category, a dimension that opens out into solitude. Moreover, it is an inherent suffering, as if we had two epidermises and the one underneath rebelled and shrank back from life."
