“When you seem to be listening to my words, they are your words, with me listening.”

—  Antonio Porchia

Cuando me parece que escuchas mis palabras, me parecen tuyas mis palabres y escucho mis palabras.
Voces (1943)

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Cuando me parece que escuchas mis palabras, me parecen tuyas mis palabres y escucho mis palabras.

Voces (1943)

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Italian Argentinian poet 1885–1968

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