Quote by Gaston Bachelard
The great function of poetry is to give back to us the situations

The great function of poetry is to give back to us the situations of our dreams. – Gaston Bachelard

Other quotes by Gaston Bachelard

Reverie is not a mind vacuum. It is rather the gift of an hour which knows the plenitude of the soul. – Gaston Bachelard

Category:
Dreams
Read Quote
Other Quotes from
Dreams
category

Im a journeyman actor, and I dont ever want to forget that. With romantic-lead dreams. – William Sanderson

Category:
Dreams

We all dream we do not understand our dreams, yet we act as if nothing strange goes on in our sleep minds, strange at least by comparison with the logical, purposeful doings of our minds when we are awake. – Erich Fromm

Category:
Dreams

You cannot live to please everyone else. You have to edify, educate and fulfill your own dreams and destiny, and hope that whatever your art is that youre putting out there, if its received, great, I respect you for receiving it. If its not received, great, I respect you for not. – Octavia Spencer

Category:
Dreams

What differentiates us from animals is the fact that we can listen to other peoples dreams, fears, joys, sorrows, desires and defeats – and they in turn can listen to ours. – Henning Mankell

Category:
Dreams

Random Quotes

I fly because it releases my mind from the tyranny of petty things. – Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Category:
Flying

Malevolent criticisms will not disturb my peace of mind, I shall take no notice of them, however carefully they may be dressed up in the garb of science. – Sebastian Kneipp, 1889, translated from German, introduction to Thus Shalt Thou

Category:
Science

I started cooking when I was about 10. I have memories like when I was 6 or 7 with my mom, and when I was 12 I started getting real serious about cooking. – Emeril Lagasse

Category:
mom

If youre the village blacksmith and a model T comes along, you better become a mechanic. Peoples lives are better when they get news online versus having to wait for the morning paper. Its a lot more efficient, a lot more real time, a lot less waste. – Marc Andreessen

Category:
Morning