“For the neurotic, the merging of the subconscious and the conscious may be risky, just as it is for the users of drugs. But for the writer who is aware of the way in which this connection exists in reality and nourishes creativity, the sooner he can achieve a synthesis among intellect, emotion, and instinct, the sooner his work will be integrated.”
The Novel of the Future (1969)
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Source: Love and Will (1969), Ch. 1 : Introduction : Our Schizoid World, p. 20

quoted by his brother-in-law Claude Terrasse, in 'Introduction' of Pierre Bonnard, John Rewald; MoMA - distribution Simon & Schuster, New York, 1918

“Every traitor, sooner or later will always the one similar on his way.”
Original: Ogni traditore, prima o poi troverà sempre un suo simile sulla sua strada.
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Source: Love and Will (1969), Ch. 1 : Introduction : Our Schizoid World, p. 21
“Life without prejudice,” p. 9.
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