If a poet has a dream, it is not of becoming famous, but of being believed.
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Living is a horizontal fall.
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If a poet has a dream, it is not of becoming famous, but of being believed.
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I have seafoam in my veins, I understand the language of waves.
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One must not mistake majority for truth.
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Poetry is a religion with no hope.
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We are in a period of such individualism that one no longer speaks of disciples; one speaks of thieves.
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When a work appears to be ahead of its time, it is only the time that is behind the work.
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And now I have to confess the unpardonable and the scandalous. I am a happy man. And I am going to tell you the secret of my happiness. It is quite simple. I love mankind. I love love. I hate hate. I try to understand and accept.
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It is excruciating to be an unbeliever with a spirit that is deeply religious.
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It is difficult to live without opium after having known it because it is difficult, after knowing opium, to take earth seriously. And unless one is a saint, it is difficult to live without taking earth seriously.
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The speed of a runaway horse counts for nothing.
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Nothing ever gets anywhere. The earth keeps turning round and gets nowhere. The moment is the only thing that counts.
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French people are Italian people in a bad mood.
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One of the characteristics of the dream is that nothing surprises us in it. With no regret, we agree to live in it with strangers, completely cut off from our habits and friends.
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Mirrors should reflect a little before throwing back images.
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The job of the poet (a job which can’t be learned) consists of placing those objects of the visible world which have become invisible due to the glue of habit, in an unusual position which strikes the soul and gives them a tragic force.
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The prettiest dresses are worn to be taken off.
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