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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
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Heaviness
Heights
Height
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I keep my hands empty for the sake of what I have had in them.
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I will help you approach if you approach, and to keep away if you keep away.
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