"If it were possible to talk to the unborn, one
could never explain to them how it feels to be alive, for life is washed in the
speechless real."— French-American cultural historian and
educator Jacques Barzun (1907-2012), The House of Intellect (1959)Saturday, March 24, 2018
Quote of the Day (Jacques Barzun, on Life and the ‘Speechless Real’)
"If it were possible to talk to the unborn, one
could never explain to them how it feels to be alive, for life is washed in the
speechless real."— French-American cultural historian and
educator Jacques Barzun (1907-2012), The House of Intellect (1959)
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