“Those who gave away their wings are sad not to see them fly.”

—  Antonio Porchia

Los que dieron sus alas están tristes, de no verlas volar.
Voces (1943)

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Los que dieron sus alas están tristes, de no verlas volar.

Voces (1943)

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Italian Argentinian poet 1885–1968

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