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Flight to Arras

Painterly pile of stone rubble casting a cathedral-shaped shadow against warm terracotta. — Original artwork

A rock pile ceases to be a rock pile the moment a single man contemplates it, bearing within him the image of a cathedral.

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Author: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Year: 1942

Facts: Wikidata (CC0), as of 2026-07-09

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