Literature is a state of culture, poetry is a state of grac… - Juan Ramón Jiménez

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Literature is a state of culture, poetry is a state of grace, before and after culture.

Juan Ramón Jiménez

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Juan Ramón Jiménez (24 December 1881 – 29 May 1958) was a Spanish poet, who received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1956.

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Native Name: Juan Ramón Jiménez Mantecón

Alternative Names: Juan Ramon Jimenez • Juan Ramon Jimenez Mantecon

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If they give you ruled paper, write the other way.

Platero is a small donkey, a soft, hairy donkey: so soft to the touch that he might be said to be made of cotton, with no bones. Only the jet mirrors of his eyes are hard like two black crystal scarabs.

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