“A. A violent order is disorder; and
B. A great disorder is an order. These
Two things are one.”
Wallace Stevens (1879–1955) American poet
"Connoisseur of Chaos"
Parts of a World (1942)
“Order is the pleasure of the reason; but disorder is the delight of the imagination.”
Si l'ordre est le plaisir de la raison, le désordre est le délice de l'imagination.
Le soulier de satin: ou, Le pire n'est pas toujours sûr (Paris: Gallimard, [1929] 1936) vol. 1, p. 12; John O'Connor (trans.) The Satin Slipper (London: Sheed & Ward, 1931) p. xxiii.
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