I have rarely lost sight of myself; I have detested and adored myself — and so, we have grown old together.
-Paul Valéry, Selected Writings of Paul Valéry
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Title: Franz Kafka, The Blue Octavo Notebooks
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Showing posts with label Paul Valéry. Show all posts
Thursday, March 6, 2014
The rattling of a mirror not quite firmly fastened to the wall
-Paul Valéry, Selected Writings of Paul Valéry
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Title: Franz Kafka, The Blue Octavo Notebooks
Monday, March 26, 2012
Valéry on Dictionaries and Ghosts
It’s most instructive when you can’t find the right word — it can prove that you’re truly envisaging a mental fact, and not a ghost from a dictionary.
— Paul Valéry, Cahiers/Notebooks (1900)
Image: Rebecca Cairns
— Paul Valéry, Cahiers/Notebooks (1900)
Image: Rebecca Cairns
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