I went for him, shook him by the shoulders with nothing bet… - René Daumal

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I went for him, shook him by the shoulders with nothing better to shout at him but 'Why? Why?'
He answered me gravely, 'It's true. But you must begin to think of *how*.

René Daumal

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René Daumal (March 16, 1908 – May 21, 1944) was a French writer, philosopher and poet.

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it is very tempting, when you talk about the events of the past, to impose clarity and order upon what had neither one nor the other.

et quant aux silences, comment raconter des silences au moyen de mots ? Seule la poésie pourrait le faire.

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