Surrealism will usher you into death, which is a secret society. It will glove your hand, burying therein the profound M with which the word Memory begins.
Andre BretonRead
Let us not mince words: the marvelous is always beautiful, anything marvelous is beautiful, in fact only the marvelous is beautiful.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Marvelous things are inherently beautiful, and true beauty can only be found in the marvelous.
In this quote, Andre Breton emphasizes the deep connection between the marvelous and beauty, suggesting that what we perceive as truly beautiful transcends the ordinary and resides in the extraordinary. He asserts that only those things that evoke a sense of wonder and marvel can truly be considered beautiful, invoking a sense of appreciation for the unique and exceptional aspects of art and life.
Themes
MarvelousBeautifulArtWonderExtraordinary
In practice
Example use cases
A speaker at an art exhibition could use this quote to express the idea that true art transcends mere aesthetics.
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All quotes βThe mind, placed before any kind of difficulty, can find an ideal outlet in the absurd. Accommodation to the absurd readmits adults to the mysterious realm inhabited by children.
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Beauty is like a train that ceaselessly roars out of the Gare de Lyon and which I know will never leave, which has not left. It consists of jolts and shocks, many of which do not have much importance, but which we know are destined to produce one Shock, which does...The human heart, beautiful as a seismograph...Beauty will be CONVULSIVE or will not be at all.
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I maintain that anyone who still refuses to see, for instance, a horse galloping on a tomato, must be an idiot. A tomato is also a child's balloon - Surrealism, again, having suppressed the word "like."
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The simplest act of surrealism is to walk out into the street, gun in hand, and shoot at random.
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