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My bits of time play with eternity.

Antonio Porchia

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Antonio Porchia
Age: 81 †
Born: 1886
Born: November 25
Died: 1968
Died: November 6
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Eternity
Bits

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Following straight lines shortens distances, and also life.
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That in man which cannot be domesticated is not his evil but his goodness.
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You do not see the river of mourning because it lacks one tear of your own.
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If those who owe us nothing gave us nothing, how poor we would be.
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You think you are killing me. I think you are committing suicide.
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When everything is finished, the mornings are sad.
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He who does not fill his world with phantoms remains alone.
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You know so much about me and yet you don't understand me. To know is not to understand. We could know everything and still not understand anything.
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The fear of separation is all that unites.
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If you do not raise your eyes you will think that you are the highest point.
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Sometimes at night I light a lamp so as not to see.
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Even the smallest of creatures carries the sun in its eyes.
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I would ask something more of this world, if it had something more.
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My poverty is not complete: it lacks me.
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Yes, I will go. I would rather grieve over your absence than over you.
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Without this ridiculous vanity that takes the form of self-display, and is part of everything and everyone, we would see nothing, and nothing would exist.
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My truths do not last long in me. Not as long as those that are not mine.
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Not believing has a sickness which is believing a little.
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The confession of one man humbles all.
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