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Quote by Gaston Bachelard

“We cover the Universe with the drawings we have lived.”

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French philosopher known for his work in epistemology, poetics, and the philosophy of science. His writings have had a profound impact on 20th-century philosophy, particularly in understanding human cognition and the scientific method. more

“L'être voué à l'eau est un être en vertige. Il meurt à chaque minute, sans cesse quelque chose de sa substance s'écoule. La mort quotidienne n'est pas la mort exubérante du feu qui perce le ciel de ses flèches; la mort quotidienne est la mort de l'eau. L'eau coule toujours, l'eau tombe toujours, elle finit toujours en sa mort horizontale. [...] La peine de l'eau est infinie.”

Water Gaston Bachelard Eau

Book:Water and Dreams: An Essay on the Imagination of Matter

Source: Water and Dreams: An Essay on the Imagination of Matter

“Ce qui ne peut être écrit mérite-t-il d'être vécu ?”

éCriture Gaston Bachelard

Book:Water and Dreams: An Essay on the Imagination of Matter

Source: Water and Dreams: An Essay on the Imagination of Matter

“People admired her poetry, but she knew there were plenty of readers who questioned it. How could she write brokenhearted verse if she never loved? Why did she compose so much about death if she knew little of life?”

Love Death Poetry Poet Broken Hearted Dante Club Matthew Pearl Christina Rossetti Dante Chamber

Book:The Dante Chamber

Source: The Dante Chamber

“Tek na njih te želim upozoriti, čitatelju.Molim te, nastaviš li čitati, ne zaboravi da riječi mogu krvariti.”

Dante Club

Author:C.L.Watkins

“The boundary between being an exile and being mad seemed to be a fine one... losing one’s rightful place in the world could mean losing one’s mind.”

Mad Boundaries Insane Exile Dante Club Matthew Pearl

Book:The Dante Chamber

Source: The Dante Chamber

“In younger years, he’d wonder whether he was more doctor or writer. Since the dark period back home, he questioned if he was really either—witnessing death all around him had robbed him of both.”

Death Poet Doctor Dante Club Matthew Pearl Dante Chamber Oliver Wendell Holmes

Book:The Dante Chamber

Source: The Dante Chamber

“Nobody knew what they were supposed to believe or what neighbors and relatives believed. Ghosts suddenly became as legitimate an option as anyone’s god.”

God Belief Ghosts Dante Club Matthew Pearl Dante Chamber

Book:The Dante Chamber

Source: The Dante Chamber

“No belief is more holy than tolerance.”

Faith Belief Religious Holy Believer Tolerance Holiness Interfaith Religious Harmony Toleration

Book:Little Planet on The Prairie: Dunya Benim, Sorumluluk Benim

Source: Little Planet on The Prairie: Dunya Benim, Sorumluluk Benim

“He always came back to the belief that creeds, religious and otherwise, were for those who did not have sufficient internal more guidance.”

Religion Conscience Guidance Creed Dante Club Matthew Pearl Dante Chamber

Book:The Dante Chamber

Source: The Dante Chamber

“No poet is ever really young... Their delicate ears always hear the far-off whisper of death, which coarser souls must travel towards for years before their duller senses touch....”

Young Death Poet Dante Club Matthew Pearl Dante Chamber Oliver Wendell Holmes Adolphus Williamson

Author:Matthew Pearl

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