Quote by: Georges Rodenbach

As he walked, the sad faded leaves were driven pitilessly around him by the wind, and under the mingling influences of autumn and evening, a craving for the quietude of the grave … overtook him with unwanted intensity.


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Author Bio


  • NameGeorges Rodenbach
  • DescriptionBelgian Symbolist poet and novelist
  • BornJuly 16, 1855
  • DiedDecember 25, 1898
  • CountryBelgium
  • ProfessionPoet; Journalist; Novelist; Playwright; Writer