On Blaise Cendrars ♥ Birthday

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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❝ Quand on aime il faut partir.

When you love, you must leave.


❝ Pour être désespéré,
il faut avoir vécu et aimer encore le monde.

To be in despair,
you must have lived and still love the world.


- Blaise Cendrars -

September 1, 1887 - January 21, 1961

Blaise with his wife Raymone Duchateau,
cat & dog, late 1950s - photo by Ida Kar
© National Portrait Gallery

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