Quote by: Arthur Rimbaud

I told myself: 'I am surrounded by unknown things.' I imagined man without ears, suspecting the existence of sound as we suspect so many hidden mysteries, man noting acoustic phenomena whose nature and provenance he cannot determine. And I grew afraid of everything around me – afraid of the air, afraid of the night. From the moment we can know almost nothing, and from the moment that everything is limitless, what remains? Does emptiness actually not exist? What does exist in this apparent emptiness?


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Author Bio


  • NameArthur Rimbaud
  • DescriptionFrench Decadent and Symbolist poet
  • BornOctober 20, 1854
  • DiedNovember 10, 1891
  • CountryFrance
  • ProfessionPoet; Travel Writer; Arms Trafficker; Adventurer
  • AwardsHenriëtte Roland Holst Award