Degas was discussing poetry with Mallarmé; "It isn't ideas I'm short of... I've got too many", said Degas. "But Degas," replied Mallarmé, "you can't make a poem with ideas. ... You make it with words. (Stéphane Mallarmé)

Degas was discussing poetry with Mallarmé; "It isn't ideas I'm short of... I've got too many", said Degas. "But Degas," replied Mallarmé, "you can't make a poem with ideas. ... You make it with words.

Stéphane Mallarmé

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