“You wound and you will wound again. Because you wound and then you go away. You do not stay with the wound.”
Hieres y volverás a herir. Porque hieres y te apartas. No acompañas a la herida.
Voces (1943)
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Hieres y volverás a herir. Porque hieres y te apartas. No acompañas a la herida.
Voces (1943)
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