Gaston Bachelard Quotes

The Intellectualist Philosopher Who Wants To Hold Words To Their Precise Meaning, And Uses Them As The Countless Little Tools Of Clear Thinking, Is Bound To Be Surprised By The Poet's Daring. And Yet A Syncretism Of Sensitivity Keeps Words From Crystallizing Into Perfect Solids. Unexpected Adjectives Collect About The Focal Meaning Of The Noun. A New Environment Allows The Word To Enter Not Only Into One's Thoughts, But Also Into One's Daydreams. Language Dreams.

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