Source: 1840s, Two Ethical-Religious Minor Essays (1849), p. 65
“Without expanding on the greater or lesser accuracy of a name which nobody, I should hope, can really be expected to understand, I will limit myself to a few words of elucidation in order to cut short the misunderstandings.”
1840s - 1850s, Realist Manifesto', 1851/1855
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“I hope they understand that I really understand
That they don't understand”
-GHOST!
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As quoted by Gerald James Whitrow, The Structure of the Universe: An Introduction to Cosmology (1949)
“I understand, and not knowing how to express myself without pagan words, I’d rather remain silent”
Source: A Season in Hell/The Drunken Boat
“In order to understand, I destroyed myself.”
A Factless Autobiography, Richard Zenith Edition, Lisbon, 2006, p. 73
The Book of Disquiet
Original: Para compreender, destruí-me.
Quoted in: Eric Shanes (2012) The Life and Masterworks of J.M.W. Turner, p. 23
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