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“Sleep occupies a third of our life. It is the consolation to the woes of our days or the woe of their pleasures; but I have never found that sleep was a rest. After a swoon of a few minutes a new life begins, freed from conditions of time and space, and doubtless like the life which awaits us after death. Who knows whether there does not exist a link between these two existences, and whether it is not possible for the soul now to bind them together?”

Quote by Gerard De Nerval

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Aurélia

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Gerard De Nerval
Gerard De Nerval

French romantic writer, born on May 22, 1808, and died on January 26, 1855. Gerard De Nerval is known for his unique literary style and rich imagination, with works such as 'Amélie' and 'The Melancholy of Paris'. more

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