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Man, when he does not grieve, hardly exists.

Antonio Porchia

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Antonio Porchia
Age: 81 †
Born: 1886
Born: November 25
Died: 1968
Died: November 6
Aphorist
Poet
Writer
Grief
Doe
Men
Grieve
Grieving
Hardly
Exists

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I have scarcely touched the sky and I am made of it.
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When I die, I will not see myself die, for the first time.
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