Quotes from book
L'Eau et les Rêves


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“The reflected world is the conquest of calm”

"Clear Waters, Springtime Waters"
L'eau et les rêves (Water and Dreams) 1942

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“True poetry is a function of awakening. It awakens us, but it must retain the memory of previous dreams.”

Introduction
L'eau et les rêves (Water and Dreams) 1942

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