Only in dreams, in poetry, in play do we sometimes...

Who said "Only in dreams, in poetry, in play do we sometimes... "?

"Only in dreams, in poetry, in play do we sometimes... " is one of a famous quotes by Julio Cortazar. Complete quote is as follows;
"Only in dreams, in poetry, in play do we sometimes arrive at what we were before we were this thing that, who knows, we are."

What is "Only in dreams, in poetry, in play do we sometimes... "?

"Only in dreams, in poetry, in play do we sometimes arrive at what we were before we were this thing that, who knows, we are." This is a quote by Julio Cortazar which is about Dreams & Poetry. He is known to have been associated with numerous other thought provoking quotes on these topics like;

• Old age realizes the dreams of youth: look at Dean Swift in his youth he built an asylum for the insane, in his old age he was himself an inmate.
• Every age has its own poetry in every age the circumstances of history choose a nation, a race, a class to take up the torch by creating situations that can be expressed or transcended only through poetry.

What does "Only in dreams, in poetry, in play do we sometimes... " mean?

This quote is primarily about Poetry although it also includes other themes like Dreams & Poetry. It is attributed to Julio Cortazar. Complete quote is as follows;
"Only in dreams, in poetry, in play do we sometimes arrive at what we were before we were this thing that, who knows, we are."