René Char (14 June 1907 – 19 February 1988), born René-Émile Char, was a 20th century French poet, and a member of the French Resistance forces of World War II.
A poet should leave traces of his passage, not proofs. Traces alone engender dreams.
Un poète doit laisser des traces de son passage, non des preuves. Seules les traces font rêver.
Why did I become a writer? A bird's feather on my windowpane in winter and all at once there arose in my heart a battle of embers never to subside again.