"Il n'est d'histoire que de l'âme, il n'est d'aisance que de l'âme."
— Soul

January 1, 1970

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There is no history but that of the soul, no peace but that of the soul. — Saint-John Perse, Exil (1942), V. — Quoted by Dag Hammarskjöld in Vägmärken (1963), entry for 28 April 1957. Version by W. H. Auden from his translation (with Leif Sjöberg) of Vägmärken (Markings, 1964).