All poetry is an affair of the body, that is, to be real, it must affect the body. - Remy de Gourmont

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All poetry is an affair of the body, that is, to be real, it must affect the body.

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About Remy de Gourmont

Remy de Gourmont (April 4, 1858 – September 27, 1915) was a French Symbolist poet, novelist, and influential critic.

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Pen Names: N. Le Danois
Alternative Names: Remy De Gourmont • Rémy de Gourmont • Remye Gourmont • Remy-Marie-Charles de Gourmont
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Women feel and it suffices to steer them satisfactorily through life as well as to solve problems which leave men utterly helpless. It is only through feelings one can get in contact with them. There is but one way of understanding women and that is to love them.
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