The theoretician believes in logic and believes that he despises d

The theoretician believes in logic and believes that he despises dreams, intuition, and poetry. He does not recognize that these three fairies have only disguised themselves in order to dazzle him…. He does not know that he owes his greatest discoveries to them. – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Wartime Writings 1939-1944, translated from French by

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