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Quote by Gaston Bachelard
A word is a bud attempting to become a twig. How can one not dream

A word is a bud attempting to become a twig. How can one not dream while writing? It is the pen which dreams. The blank page gives the right to dream. – Gaston Bachelard

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Even a minor event in the life of a child is an event of that childs world and thus a world event. – Gaston Bachelard

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