A poet should leave traces of his passage, not proofs. Traces alone engender dreams.
Un poète doit laisser des traces de son passage, non des preuves. Seules les traces font rêver.
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As quoted in The French-American Review (1976) by Texas Christian University, p. 132 | As quoted in Popular Dissent, Human Agency, and Global Politics (2000) by Roland Bleiker, p. 50
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A poet must leave traces of his passage, not proofs. Only traces bring about dreams.