The tremulous thought is not a thought out of fear, not sca… - Édouard Glissant

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The tremulous thought is not a thought out of fear, not scared thinking. It is thought that is opposed to systematic thinking. We understand the world better if we tremble with it. Because the world trembles every which way. It trembles organically and geologically. It also trembles with the climate. But the world also trembles through the relations that we have with each other.

Édouard Glissant

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Édouard Glissant (21 September 1928 – 3 February 2011) was a Martinican writer, poet, philosopher, and literary critic. He is an influential figure in Caribbean thought and cultural commentary and Francophone literature.

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