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How concrete everything becomes in the world of the spirit when an object, a mere door, can give images of hesitation, temptation, desire, security, welcome and respect. If one were to give an account of all the doors one has closed and opened, of all the doors one would like to re-open, one would have to tell the story of one's entire life.
How concrete everything becomes in the world of the spirit when an object, a mere door, can give images of hesitation, temptation, desire, security, welcome and respect. If one were to give an account of all the doors one has closed and opened, of all the doors one would like to re-open, one would have to tell the story of one's entire life.
Approximate author period: c. 1923 AD · modern
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- Gaston Bachelard
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- Approximate author period: c. 1923 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Gaston Bachelard: life dates 1884 to 1962. Wikidata Q270800, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q270800 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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