Antonio Porchia Quotes

Near me nothing but distances.

Flowers are without hope. Because hope is tomorrow and flowers have no tomorrow.

When the superficial wearies me, it wearies me so much that I need an abyss in order to rest.

He who makes a paradise of his bread makes a hell of his hunger.

Night is a world lit by itself

I know what I have given you... I do not know what you have received.

One lives in the hope of becoming a memory.

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

In a full heart there is room for everything, and in an empty heart there is room for nothing.

We become aware of the void as we fill it.

Set out from any point. They are all alike. They all lead to a point of departure.

A full heart has room for everything and empty heart has room for nothing. Who understands?

He who does not know how to believe, should not know.

I am chained to the earth to pay for freedom of my eyes.

One learns not to need by needing.