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“A word is not the same with one writer as with another. One tears it from his guts. The other pulls it out of his overcoat pocket.”

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Charles Peguy
Charles Peguy

Charles Péguy was a French poet born on January 7, 1873, and died on September 5, 1914. He was one of the key figures in the Symbolist movement and is known for his unique poetic style and profound religious faith. more

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