When the superficial wearies ...

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

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You are sad because they abandon you and you have not fallen.
 Antonio Porchia
Out of a hundred years a few minutes were made that stayed with me, not a hundred years.
 Antonio Porchia
Yes, I will go. I would rather grieve over your absence than over you.
 Antonio Porchia
You do not see the river of mourning because it lacks one tear of your own.
 Antonio Porchia
If only I could leave everything as it is, without moving a single star or a single cloud. Oh, if only I could!
 Antonio Porchia