Who said "Every moment is a small death and a small birth."?

This quote is attributed to Gérard de Nerval.

Every moment is a small death and a small birth. - Gérard de Nerval

"Every moment is a small death and a small birth."

Gérard de Nerval Change

Poet Writer French 1808–1855

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