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Stephane Mallarme
French
Poet
About the author
The poetic act consists of suddenly seeing that an idea splits up into a number of equal motifs and of grouping them; they rhyme.
Stephane Mallarme,
French
Poet
#Idea
#Act
You don't make a poem with ideas, but with words.
Stephane Mallarme,
French
Poet
#Words
#Ideas
The pure work implies the disappearance of the poet as speaker, who hands over to the words.
Stephane Mallarme,
French
Poet
#Words
#Work
In reading, a lonely quiet concert is given to our minds; all our mental faculties will be present in this symphonic exaltation.
Stephane Mallarme,
French
Poet
#Will
#Reading
#Present
#Quiet
#Lonely
Every soul is a melody which needs renewing.
Stephane Mallarme,
French
Poet
#Needs
#Soul
Dreams have as much influence as actions.
Stephane Mallarme,
French
Poet
#Dreams
#Influence
#Actions
The flesh, alas, is sad, and I have read all the books.
Stephane Mallarme,
French
Poet
#Books