Gaston Bachelard was a French philosopher. He made contributions in the fields of poetics and the philosophy of science. To the latter he introduced the concepts of epistemological obstacle and epistemological break. He rose to some of the most prestigious positions in the Académie française and influenced many subsequent French philosophers, among them Michel Foucault, Louis Althusser, Dominique Lecourt and Jacques Derrida.
A special kind of beauty exists which is born in language, of language, and for language. beauty
Literary imagination is an aesthetic object offered by a writer to a lover of books. imagination
The great function of poetry is to give back to us the situations of our dreams. dreams & poetry
Poetry is one of the destinies of speech... One would say that the poetic image, in its newness, opens a future to language. poetry
There is no original truth, only original error. truth
Motherhood: All love begins and ends there. 22 quotes from Robert Browning
22 quotes from Robert Browning
A mother's happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories. 53 other wisdom & wit from Honore de Balzac
53 other wisdom & wit from Honore de Balzac
With what price we pay for the glory of motherhood. 5 more quotes from Isadora Duncan
5 more quotes from Isadora Duncan
The babe at first feeds upon the mother's bosom, but it is always on her heart. 58 sayings from Henry Ward Beecher
58 sayings from Henry Ward Beecher