“Poetry heals the wounds inflicted by reason.”
As quoted in Quote, Unquote (1989) by Jonathan Williams, p. 136
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German poet and writer 1772–1801Related quotes
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Diem adimere aegritudinem hominibus.
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Misattributed
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Laurell K. Hamilton book Narcissus in Chains
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Publilio Siro Latin writer
Maxim 236
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