| Author Quoted | Eugène Ionesco |
| Title Quoted | Pieton de l'air |
| Date (Year/Month/Day) | 1964/12/20 |
| Imprint | [S.l.] : [s.n.]. 1962 |
| Quotation | Am working on Philoxenus and Ephrem. Yesterday I finished Ionesco's Le Pieton de l'air which is extraordinarily beautiful, though uneven. The basic idea is wonderful, and it is his best, deepest idea. Especially moved by Marthe. |
| Journal | Dancing in the Water of Life: Seeking Peace in the Hermitage. The Journals of Thomas Merton, Volume 5, 1963-1965.; Edited by Robert E. Daggy. / San Francisco : Harper Collins. 1997, p. 181 |
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