“A hundred years die in a moment, just as a moment dies in a moment.”
Antonio Porchia (1885–1968) Italian Argentinian poet
Mueren cien años en un instante, lo mismo que un instante en un instante.
Voces (1943)
“Sex means nothing--just the moment of ecstasy, that flares and dies in minutes.”
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English poet, novelist, jazz critic and librarian 1922–1985Related quotes
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