“Human suffering, while it is asleep, is shapeless. If it is wakened it takes the form of the waker.”
Quote by Antonio Porchia
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Antonio Porchia
Antonio Porchia, born on November 13, 1885, was an Argentine poet whose work is renowned for its unique style and profound philosophy. He had a significant impact on Latin American literature. more
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“I would ask something more of this world, if it had something more.”
“I would go to heaven, but I would take my hell; I would not go alone.”
“When your suffering is a little greater than my suffering I feel that I am a little cruel.”
“He who makes a paradise of his bread makes a hell of his hunger.”
“I am chained to the earth to pay for the freedom of my eyes.”
“All the suns labor to kindle your flame and a microbe puts it out.”
“Injury, when it is slight, upsets me; when it is strong it calms me.”
“When I break any of the chains that bind me I feel that I make myself smaller.”