Dreams The great function of poetry is to give back to us the situations of our dreams. Gaston Bachelard 26
Peace If I were asked to name the chief benefit of the house, I should say: the house shelters day-dreaming, the house protects the dreamer, the house... Gaston Bachelard 25
Soul The repose of sleep refreshes only the body. It rarely sets the soul at rest. The repose of the night does not belong to us. It is not the... Gaston Bachelard 21
Soul Reverie is not a mind vacuum. It is rather the gift of an hour which knows the plenitude of the soul. Gaston Bachelard 18
Future Poetry is one of the destinies of speech... One would say that the poetic image, in its newness, opens a future to language. Gaston Bachelard 17
Truth The subconscious is ceaselessly murmuring, and it is by listening to these murmurs that one hears the truth. Gaston Bachelard 13
Beauty A special kind of beauty exists which is born in language, of language, and for language. Gaston Bachelard 18
