Quote #228

To come alive again, one needs a special grace, self-forgetfulness, or a homeland. Certain mornings, on turning a corner, a delightful dew falls on the heart and then evaporates. But its coolness remains, and this is what the heart requires always. I had to set out again.

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  1. To a man devoid of blinders, there is no finer sight than that of the intelligence at grips with a reality that transcends it.
  2. To create is likewise to give a shape to one's fate.
  3. Those who reject the agony of living and dying wish to dominate.
  4. To create today is to create dangerously. . . Danger makes men classical, and all greatness, after all, is rooted in risk.
  5. These paltry and essential belongings, these relative truths are the only ones to stir me. As for the others, the 'ideal' truths, I have no…
  6. To ensure the adoration of a theorem for any length of time, faith is not enough; a police force is needed as well.
  7. There is so much stubborn hope in the human heart. The most destitute men often end up by accepting illusion. That approval prompted by the…
  8. To force solitude on a man who has just come to understand that he is not alone, is that not the definitive crime against man?

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