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I keep my hands empty for the sake of what I have had in them.

Antonio Porchia

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Antonio Porchia
Age: 81 †
Born: 1886
Born: November 25
Died: 1968
Died: November 6
Aphorist
Poet
Writer
Empty
Keep
Hands
Sake

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