Nelly Sachs Quote

Peoples of the earth,
do not destroy the universe of words,
...
O that no one mean death when he says life —
and not blood when he speaks cradle.


O the Chimneys (1967)


Peoples of the earth, do not destroy the universe of words, ... O that no one mean death when he says life — and not blood when he speaks cradle.

Peoples of the earth, do not destroy the universe of words, ... O that no one mean death when he says life — and not blood when he speaks cradle.

Peoples of the earth, do not destroy the universe of words, ... O that no one mean death when he says life — and not blood when he speaks cradle.

Peoples of the earth, do not destroy the universe of words, ... O that no one mean death when he says life — and not blood when he speaks cradle.