Sunday, March 10, 2013

Thought for the Day

A word is a bud attempting to become a twig. . . 
A blank page gives the right to dream.
~ Gaston Bachelard
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Quoted from Introduction, Section 6, to The Poetics of Reverie (1960).

Gaston Bachelard, 1884-1962, French Philosopher of Science and Literary Critic

Association of the Friends of Gaston Bachelard

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

i am starting to see buds attempting to become colourful petals. I have been dreaming blossoms.

S. Etole said...

A beautiful awakening going on.