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Tahar Ben Jelloun Quotes

Tahar Ben Jelloun quotes about words

French Poet December 1, 1944

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I have at least the whole of my life to answer a question: Who am I? And who is the other? A gust of wind at dawn? A motionless landscape? A trembling leaf? A coil of white smoke above a mountain? I write all these words and I hear the wind, not outside, but inside my head. A strong wind, it rattles the shutters through which I enter the dream. Tahar Ben Jelloun
Tahar Ben Jelloun quote: "Poetry is a form of mathematics, a highly rigorous..."
Poetry is a form of mathematics, a highly rigorous relationship with words. Tahar Ben Jelloun
The power of the word in Morocco belonged to men and to the authorities. No one asked the point of view of poor people or women. Tahar Ben Jelloun
Tahar Ben Jelloun quote: "This universe can very well be expressed in words and..."
This universe can very well be expressed in words and syllables which are not those of one's mother tongue. Tahar Ben Jelloun
Poetry is not only a set of words which are chosen to relate to each other; it is something which goes much further than that to provide a glimpse of our vision of the world. Tahar Ben Jelloun

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