Quotes by Panait Cerna

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An original poetic soul is like a prism-shaped crystal, which refracts the plain and monotonous sunlight into many, rich colors and various shades, arising from its internal structure.

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The lover of genuine art, no matter what his religious or philosophical convictions, will always find in his depth enough elements to understand the poetic creation before him. Almost all men have mastered, more or less, in their own sphere and manner, all human destinies, or at least have the possibility of experiencing and inwardly understanding them.

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In poetry there is no objective truth, valid for all. Everything here is a premonition of truth, an enlightened look into the mystery of existence and into the abyss of the human soul. Everything here is human and must remain human, accordingly.

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Every work of art springs from an impulse of beauty... This impulse manifests itself with such force that, instinctively and impetuously, the author feels the necessary force to express his revelation. By this the artist frees himself from the burden of the unborn beauty, giving it a face and a life of its own.