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

Other quotes by Gaston Bachelard

One must always maintain ones connection to the past and yet ceaselessly pull away from it. To remain in touch with the past requires a love of memory. To remain in touch with the past requires a constant imaginative effort. – Gaston Bachelard

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A special kind of beauty exists which is born in language, of language, and for language. – Gaston Bachelard

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Beauty
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The hard necessity of bringing the judge on the bench down into the dock has been the peculiar responsibility of the writer in all ages of man. – Nelson Algren

It is rarely that you see an American writer who is not hopelessly sane. – Margaret Anderson

Some authors should be paid by the quantity NOT written. – Anon.

Some writers confuse authenticity, which they ought always to aim at, with originality, which they should never bother about. – W. H. Auden

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I believe that it is irresponsible, it is basically part of the crisis of leadership in D.C. to not look at Social Security and understand that there has got to be a solution posed. Weve got to take a look at it and make sure that we create a solution so our seniors arent left out in the cold. – Joe Miller

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