When the soul drifts uncertainly between life and the dream, between the mind's disorder and the return to cool reflection, it is in religious thought that we should seek consolation.
Source: Aur?lia, pt. 2, ch. 1, (1855; repr. in Selected Writings, ed. and tr. by Geoffrey Wagner, 1958).
-- Gerard de Nerval, (May 22 1808-1855), French poet, translator, author; He was a major influence on symbolists, surrealists through his use of fantasy in works: Sylvie, 1853.