“Almost always is it a the fear of being ourselves that brings us to the mirror.”

Casi siempre es el miedo de ser nosotros lo que nos lleva delante del espejo.
Voces (1943)

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Casi siempre es el miedo de ser nosotros lo que nos lleva delante del espejo.

Voces (1943)

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Italian Argentinian poet 1885–1968

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