“I am dead because I have no desire. I have no desire because I think I possess. I think I possess because I do not try to give. In trying to give, you see that you have nothing.”

About René Daumal

Writer • French

René Daumal was a prominent French surrealist writer, poet, and philosopher. He was a key figure in the literary group 'Le Grand Jeu' before distancing himself from surrealism. Influenced by his study of Hinduism and...