When the imagination sleeps, words are emptied of their meaning.

Albert Camus

Reflections on the Guillotine

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Imagination

Author

Albert Camus

Source

Reflections on the Guillotine

Medium

Essay

Genre

Political literature

Language

French

Time

1957 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Nobel laureate Philosopher Writer

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France Europe

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Citation

Camus, Albert and Arthur Koestler. "Réflexions sur la peine Capitale [Reflections on Capital Punishment]." Gallimard, 1957.

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Knowing that certain nights whose sweetness lingers will keep returning to the earth and sea after we are gone, yes, this helps us die.

Albert Camus

The Sea Close By

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Topic
Acceptance of death Death The human condition

Author

Albert Camus
Source
The Sea Close By
Medium
Essay
Language
French
Time
1953 1950s 20th century
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Camus, Albert. "The Sea Close By." Lyrical and Critical Essays. Vintage Books, 1970. Originally published in L'Eté [Summer]. Gallimard, 1954.

Another quote from the 1960s

We know now that a man can read Goethe or Rilke in the evening, that he can play Bach and Schubert, and go to his day's work at Auschwitz in the morning.

George Steiner

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Topic
Duality of man

Author

George Steiner
Source
Language and Silence
Medium
Essay
Language
English
Time
1967 1960s 20th century
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Citation

Steiner, George. Language and Silence. Faber and Faber, 1967.

Another quote originally in French

My diving bell becomes less oppressive, and my mind takes flight like a butterfly. There is so much to do. You can wander off in space or in time, set out for Tierra del Fuego or for King Midas's court. You can visit the woman you love, slide down beside her and stroke her still-sleeping face.

Jean-Dominique Bauby

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

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Imagination Power of thought

Author

Jean-Dominique Bauby
Source
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Medium
Novel
Language
French
Time
1997 1990s 20th century
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Citation

Bauby, Jean-Dominique. Le Scaphandre et le Papillon [The Diving Bell and the Butterfly]. Editions Robert Laffont, 1997, prologue.