The sea, the ever renewing sea!

La mer, la mer, toujours recommencée!

Paul Valéry

The Graveyard by the Sea

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Topic

Ocean and sea

Author

Paul Valéry

Source

The Graveyard by the Sea Charmes

Medium

Poem

Language

French

Time

1922 1920s 20th century

Occupation

Writer

From

France Europe

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Citation

Valéry, Paul. "Le cimetiere marin [The Graveyard by the Sea]." Charmes ou poèmes. Nouvelle Revue Francaise, 1922.

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The heart of another is a dark forest, always, no matter how close it has been to one’s own.

Willa Cather

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Topic
Limits of knowledge Inscrutability Connecting with others Intimacy

Author

Willa Cather
Source
The Professor's House
Medium
Novel
Language
English
Time
1925 1920s 20th century
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Citation

Cather, Willa. The Professor's House. Alfred A. Knopf, 1925, bk. 1, ch. 8.

Another quote about Ocean and sea

Lighter than a cork I danced on the waves.

Arthur Rimbaud

The Drunken Boat

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Topic
Ocean and sea

Author

Arthur Rimbaud
Source
The Drunken Boat
Medium
Poem
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
French
Time
1871 1870s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Rimbaud, Arthur. "Le Bateau Ivre [The Drunken Boat]." Les Poetes Maudits, edited by Paul Verlaine. Paris, 1884.

Current Citation

Rimbaud, Arthur. "Le bateau ivre/The Drunken Boat." Rimbaud: Complete Works, Selected Letters, a Bilingual Edition, translated by Wallace Fowlie. University of Chicago Press, 2005.

Another quote originally in French

My center is giving way, my right is retreating, situation excellent, I am attacking.

Ferdinand Foch

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Topic
Aggression Battle
Speaker
Ferdinand Foch
Language
French
Time
1914 1910s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Foch, Ferdinand. Message sent during the first Battle of the Marne. 8 Sept. 1914.