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Gaston Bachelard
(1884-1962) French philosopher and poet.
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Mistakes quotesThere is no original truth, only original error.
Sleep quotesThe repose of sleep refreshes only the body. It rarely sets the soul at rest. The repose of the night does not belong to us. It is not the possession of our being. Sleep opens within us an inn for phantoms. In the morning we must sweep out the shadows.
Desire quotesMan is a creation of desire, not a creation of need.
Imagination quotesMan is an imagining being.
Past quotesOne must always maintain one's connection to the past and yet ceaselessly pull away from it. To remain in touch with the past requires a love of memory. To remain in touch with the past requires a constant imaginative effort.
Literature quotesLiterary imagination is an aesthetic object offered by a writer to a lover of books.
Home quotesIf I were asked to name the chief benefit of the house, I should say: the house shelters day-dreaming, the house protects the dreamer, the house allows one to dream in peace.
Progress quotesThe characteristic of scientific progress is our knowing that we did not know.
Writers quotesA word is a bud attempting to become a twig. How can one not dream while writing? It is the pen which dreams. The blank page gives the right to dream.
Language quotesA special kind of beauty exists which is born in language, of language, and for language.
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