…die Schrift ist ursprünglich die Sprache des Abwesenden…
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[Writing was in its origin the voice of an absent person]

Civilization and Its Discontents by Sigmund Freud

Chi comanda al racconto non è la voce: è l’orecchio.
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[It is not the voice that commands the story: it is the ear.]

Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino

Un cuerpo es un cuerpo, sólo las voces sirven para amar.
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[A body is a body, but only voices are capable of love.]

The Absent City by Ricardo Piglia

…Earth’s the right place for love:
I don’t know where it’s likely to go better.

“Birches” by Robert Frost

Don’t give up. There is a future for you. Do your best while you’re still on this beautiful planet Earth.

“Last Words” by Jane Goodall