Who said "To create is to destroy the world as it was."?

This quote is attributed to Fernando Pessoa.

To create is to destroy the world as it was. - Fernando Pessoa

"To create is to destroy the world as it was."

Fernando Pessoa Creativity

Poet Portuguese 1888–1935

"I am not I; I am this one walking beside me whom I do not see."

"To be great, be whole; exclude nothing, exaggerate nothing that is not you."

"The worst prison people live in is the fear of what other people think."

"I love without knowing how, or what, or even if I exist."

"When life gives you lemons, make something beautiful."

"Creativity knows no bounds."

"Creativity is the expression of the soul."

"I'm making this up as I go."