Pierre Reverdy Quotes & Sayings

I do not think, I note — Pierre Reverdy

ADIEU
The glimmer farther away than the head
The heart-skip
On the slope where the air rolls its voice
The spokes of the wheel
the sun in the rut
At the crossroads
near the embankment
a prayer
Some words that are not heard
Nearer the sky
And on its steps
the last square of light
("Adieu") — Pierre Reverdy

POSTNot a head stands out A finger rises Then it is the voice that one knows A signal a brief note A man leaves Up above a cloud that passes by No one goes in And the night keeps its secret — Pierre Reverdy

Poems are crystals deposited after the effervescent contact of the spirit with reality. — Pierre Reverdy

The more distant and distinct the relationship between two realities that are brought together, the more powerful the image. — Pierre Reverdy

DEPARTURE
The horizon slopes away
The days are longer
Trip
A heart hops in a cage
A bird sings
It is going to die
Another door is going to open
At the end of the corridor
Where a star
Begins to shine
A dark-haired woman
The lantern of the departing train
("Departure") — Pierre Reverdy

There is no love; there are only proofs of love. — Pierre Reverdy

Creativity is to think more efficiently. — Pierre Reverdy

God exists only if adored
Time is nothing if one has not dreamed
("Painting") — Pierre Reverdy

The image is a pure creation of the mind. It cannot be born from a comparison but from a juxtaposition of two more or less distant realities. The more the relationship between the two juxtaposed realities is distant and true, the stronger the image will be - the greater its emotional power and poetic reality ... — Pierre Reverdy

The point in lifeis to find equilibrium in what is inherently unstable. — Pierre Reverdy

I need so much time for doing nothing that I have no time for work. — Pierre Reverdy