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It is true what Rimbaud said If you think a book is strong enough, try it at the ocean, in the wind, at the waves.
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"It is true what Rimbaud said; If you think a book is strong enough, try it at the ocean, in the wind, at the waves. If the book can resist the ocean, then it exists. Otherwise, throw it away"

- Klaus Kinski

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This quote by Klaus Kinski is a recommendation to the French poet Arthur Rimbaud's well-known quote, "If you think a book is strong enough, try it at the ocean, in the wind, at the waves." Kinski is recommending that if a book can withstand the power of the ocean, then it is a strong and significant work of literature. He is indicating that if a book can not withstand the power of the ocean, then it is not worth reading and ought to be discarded. This quote is a pointer that literature should be judged on its merits and not on its popularity or its author. It is a pointer that books should be tested and examined for their strength and value before being accepted as a significant work of literature. Kinski's quote is a reminder that books need to be judged by themselves merits and not on their popularity or their author.

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Germany Flag This quote is written / told by Klaus Kinski between October 18, 1926 and November 23, 1991. He was a famous Actor from Germany. The author also have 31 other quotes.

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