When the superficial wearies me, it wearies me so much that I need

When the superficial wearies me, it wearies me so much that I need an abyss in order to rest. – Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin #infj

No other quotes found from this author.
Other Quotes from
category

Panic is a sudden desertion of us, and a going over to the enemy of our imagination. – Christian Nevell Bovee

Category:

I am reminded of the advice of my neighbor. “Never worry about your heart till it stops beating.” – E.B. White

Category:

Worry is interest paid on trouble before it comes due. – William Ralph Inge

Category:

When one has too great a dread of what is impending, one feels some relief when the trouble has come. – Joseph Joubert

Category:

Random Quotes

Abstract art: a product of the untalented sold by the unprincipled to the utterly bewildered. – Al Capp

Category:
Art

I have several computer companies. One of them I have a program for wide-format printing. I have a beauty program. So I have several different programs that I own for printing. – Jerry Mathers

Category:
Beauty

I am deeply concerned with the diminution of the teaching strength of the country as a result of the disproportionately low salaries that are paid to teachers throughout the country. – Bainbridge Colby

Category:
strength

One difference between poetry and lyrics is that lyrics sort of fade into the background. They fade on the page and live on the stage when set to music. – Stephen Sondheim

Category:
Poetry