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My heaviness comes from the heights.

Antonio Porchia

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Antonio Porchia
Age: 81 †
Born: 1886
Born: November 25
Died: 1968
Died: November 6
Aphorist
Poet
Writer
Heaviness
Heights
Height
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Yes, this is what good is: to forgive evil. There is no other good.
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When I die, I will not see myself die, for the first time.
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When I look for my existence I do not look for it in myself.
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