Clouds Quote by Pierre Reverdy

“[poems are] crystals deposited after the effervescent contact of the spirit with reality. (cristaux deposes apres l'effervescent contact de l'esprit avec la realite)”

— Pierre Reverdy

“ADIEU The glimmer farther away than the head The heart-skip On the slope where the air rolls its voice The spokes of the wheel…

— Pierre Reverdy

The point in lifeis to find equilibrium in what is inherently unstable.

— Pierre Reverdy

“There is no love; there are only proofs of love.”

— Pierre Reverdy

“POST Not a head stands out A finger rises Then it is the voice that one knows A signal a brief note A man…

— Pierre Reverdy

“DEPARTURE The horizon slopes away The days are longer Trip A heart hops in a cage A bird sings It is going to die…

— Pierre Reverdy

There is no love; there are only proofs of love. Whatever love I might feel in my heart, others will see only my action.

— Pierre Reverdy

The more distant and distinct the relationship between two realities that are brought together, the more powerful the image.

— Pierre Reverdy

“I do not think, I note (Je ne pense pas; je note)”

— Pierre Reverdy

Creativity is to think more efficiently.

— Pierre Reverdy

The image is a pure creation of the mind. It cannot be born from a comparison but from a juxtaposition of two more or…

— Pierre Reverdy

“God exists only if adored Time is nothing if one has not dreamed ("Painting")”

— Pierre Reverdy