Without poets, without artists... everything would fall apart into chaos. There would be no more seasons, no more civilizations, no more thought, no more humanity, no more life even; and impotent darkness would reign forever. Poets and artists together determine the features of their age, and the future meekly conforms to their edit.
Guillaume ApollinaireAbout author
- Author's profession: Novelist
- Nationality: french
- Born: August 26, 1880
- Died: November 9, 1918
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