Is there a better method of departure by night than this quiet bon voyage with an open book, the sole companion who has come to see you off, to wave you into the dark waters beyond language?

Billy Collins
Is there a better method of departure by night than...
Is there a better method of departure by night than...
Is there a better method of departure by night than...
Is there a better method of departure by night than...
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The author of this quote, Molière (1622-1673), was a French playwright and actor. In the above passage, he is using the word bon voyage to mean "goodbye." The meaning of the word bon voyage is "goodbye, good luck," and it is often used when someone leaves on a journey. Molière's use of this word in this way makes it easy to understand: he is telling his friend that he will be leaving soon and giving him a wish for his journey. The best way to say goodbye is to leave behind all the bad emotions and things we do not like about people and to leave them with a positive thing—a wish.

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