“When I have nothing left, I will ask for no more.”

— Antonio Porchia

Cuando ya nada me quede, no pediré más nada.
Voces (1943)

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Cuando ya nada me quede, no pediré más nada.

Voces (1943)

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Italian Argentinian poet 1885–1968

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