Through imagination, thanks to the subtleties of the irreality function, we re-enter — Gaston Bachelard
In writing, you discover interior sonorities in words. Dipthongs sound differently beneath — Gaston Bachelard
Words are clamor-filled shells. There’s many a story in the miniature of a single word! — Gaston Bachelard
We comfort ourselves by reliving memories of protection. Something closed must retain — Gaston Bachelard
The human mind has claimed for water one of its highest values-the value of purity. — Gaston Bachelard
The metaphor is~ an origin, the origin of an image which acts directly, immediately. — Gaston Bachelard