“A work is never completed except by some accident such as weariness, satisfaction, the need to deliver, or death: for, in relation to who or what is making it, it can only be one stage in a series of inner transformations.”
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Valery, P. (n.d.). A work is never completed except by some accident such as weariness, satisfaction, the need to deliver, or death: for, in relation to who or what is making it, it can only be one stage in a series of inner transformations. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/42622-a-work-is-never-completed-except-by-some/
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Valery, Paul. “A work is never completed except by some accident such as weariness, satisfaction, the need to deliver, or death: for, in relation to who or what is making it, it can only be one stage in a series of inner transformations.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/42622-a-work-is-never-completed-except-by-some/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
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Valery, Paul. “A work is never completed except by some accident such as weariness, satisfaction, the need to deliver, or death: for, in relation to who or what is making it, it can only be one stage in a series of inner transformations.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/42622-a-work-is-never-completed-except-by-some/.