Who said “A special kind of beauty exists which is born in language, of language, and for language.”?

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Gaston Bachelard. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceFragments of a Poetics of Fire (1988)

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Bachelard, G. (n.d.). A special kind of beauty exists which is born in language, of language, and for language. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/23211-a-special-kind-of-beauty-exists-which-is/

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Bachelard, Gaston. “A special kind of beauty exists which is born in language, of language, and for language.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/23211-a-special-kind-of-beauty-exists-which-is/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Bachelard, Gaston. “A special kind of beauty exists which is born in language, of language, and for language.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/23211-a-special-kind-of-beauty-exists-which-is/.

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