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If only I could leave everything as it is, without moving a single star or a single cloud. Oh, if only I could!

Antonio Porchia

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Antonio Porchia
Age: 81 †
Born: 1886
Born: November 25
Died: 1968
Died: November 6
Aphorist
Poet
Writer
Everything
Without
Cloud
Clouds
Star
Single
Leave
Stars
Moving

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