If it were possible to talk to the unborn, one could never … - Jacques Barzun

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If it were possible to talk to the unborn, one could never explain to them how it feels to be alive, for life is washed in the speechless real.

Jacques Barzun

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Jacques Barzun (November 30, 1907 – October 25, 2012) was a French-born American scholar, historian, critic, teacher and editor.

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Alternative Names: Jacques Martin Barzun

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