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A book is always an emergence above everyday life. A book is expressed life and thus is an addition to life.

Gaston Bachelard

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Gaston Bachelard
Age: 78 †
Born: 1884
Born: June 27
Died: 1962
Died: October 16
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G. Bachelard
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