Stephane Mallarme

You don't make a poem with ideas, but with words. ↗

— Stephane Mallarme

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Dreams have as much influence as actions. ↗

— Stephane Mallarme

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Every soul is a melody which needs renewing. ↗

— Stephane Mallarme

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In reading, a lonely quiet concert is given to our minds; all our mental faculties will be present in this symphonic exaltation. ↗

— Stephane Mallarme

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The flesh, alas, is sad, and I have read all the books. ↗

— Stephane Mallarme

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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

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The pure work implies the disappearance of the poet as speaker, who hands over to the words. ↗

— Stephane Mallarme

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