| Author Quoted | Pieter Meer de Walcheren, van der |
| Title Quoted | Rencontres: Leon Bloy, Raïssa Maritain, Christine et Pieterke |
| Date (Year/Month/Day) | 1961/07/26 |
| Imprint | Paris : Desclee de Brouwer. 1961 |
| Quotation | Moved deeply and to tears by Pierre van der Meer de Walcheren's book Rencontres, which he kindly sent, saying rightly in the dedication that we are "clos" - and it is certainly true, for I am somehow of the family of Bloy. The section on Bloy is fine and even more moving is the one on Raissa Maritain. |
| Journal | Turning Toward the World: The Pivotal Years. The Journals of Thomas Merton, Volume 4, 1960-1963.; Edited by Victor A. Kramer. / San Francisco : Harper Collins. 1996, p. 145 |
| Link to Merton's Copy |
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