Author Quoted | Romain Rolland |
Title Quoted | Inde: journal 1915-1943 |
Date (Year/Month/Day) | 1961/07/08 |
Imprint | Paris. Lausanne Bâle : Vineta, 1951 |
Quotation | An understanding of why I am so taken with Romain Rolland, why he speaks to me with such warmth of conviction: a chance phrase. "Tout m'est ferme en France; et je n'ai pas où aller [All is closed to me in France, and I have nowhere to go]" (Inde, p. 282). That is the condition for penetrating everywhere-but to a few. |
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. 140 |
Link to Merton's Copy |
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