| Author Quoted | Eugenio Montale |
| Title Quoted | Ossi di Seppia |
| Date (Year/Month/Day) | 1966/06/25 |
| Imprint | Milan : Arnoldo Mondadori. 1948 |
| Quotation | Came upon [Eugenio] Montale's magnificent poem on the sea of ancient wisdom, which sums up exactly my task. (Antico, sono ubriacato dalla voce [Ancient one, I am intoxicated by the voice] "¦ ) |
| Journal | Learning to love: exploring solitude and freedom. The Journals of Thomas Merton, Volume 6, 1966-1967.; Edited by Christine M. Bochen. / [San Francisco] : HarperCollins. 1997, p. 88 |
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