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We tear life out of life to use it for looking at itself.

Antonio Porchia

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Antonio Porchia
Age: 81 †
Born: 1886
Born: November 25
Died: 1968
Died: November 6
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Poet
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Tear
Tears
Looking
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Life

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I will help you approach if you approach, and to keep away if you keep away.
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Following straight lines shortens distances, and also life.
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I keep my hands empty for the sake of what I have had in them.
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The fear of separation is all that unites.
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I can wait for you longer. Because you have arrived.
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The confession of one man humbles all.
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They have stopped deceiving you, not loving you. And it seems to you that they have stopped loving you.
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