“Who has seen with their eyes open can see again, but with the eyes closed.”
Antonio Porchia (1885–1968) Italian Argentinian poet
Quien ha visto con los ojos abiertos, puede volver a ver, pero con los ojos cerrados.
Voces (1943)
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South African writer and activist 1903–1988Related quotes
“Open your eyes and see what you can with them before they close forever.”
Anthony Doerr book All the Light We Cannot See
Variant: Open your eyes, the Frenchman on the radio used to say, and see what you can with them before they close forever.
Source: All the Light We Cannot See
“two people can sleep in the same bed and still be alone when they close their eyes”
Haruki Murakami book Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
Source: Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
“You can close your eyes if you want. Some things are less scary.”
Tyler Joseph (1988) American singer-songwriter and record producer
“People should fall in love with their eyes closed. Just close your eyes. Don’t look and it’s magic”
Andy Warhol (1928–1987) American artist
Variant: People should fall in love with their eyes closed.
We consider the quote as suspicious, we have no evidence supporting authorship
Johnny Depp (1963) American actor, film producer, and musician
Also attributed to Chester Bennington (singer of Linkin Park)
We consider the quote as suspicious, we have no evidence supporting authorship
Chester Bennington (1976–2017) American singer-songwriter
Also attributed to Johnny Depp.
“Every closed eye is not sleeping, and every open eye is not seeing.”
Bill Cosby (1937) American actor, comedian, author, producer, musician, activist