Uncategorized 30 Quotes by Roland Barthes vishnam August 11, 2022 1. “We know that the war against intelligence is always waged in the name of common sense.” 2. “Each of us has his own rhythm of suffering.” 3. “Literature is like phosphorus: it shines with its maximum brilliance and the moment when it attempts to die.” 4. “I am interested in language because it wounds or seduces me.” 5. “Every exploration is an appropriation.” 6. “What love lays bare in me is energy.” 7. “Literature is that which he can not read without pain, without choking on truth.” 8. “Writing is the destruction of every voice, of every point of origin.” 9. “I make the other’s absence responsible for my worldliness.” 10. “I have not a desire but a need for solitude.” 11. “Language is neither reactionary or progressive; it is quite simply fascist; for fascism does not prevent speech, it compels speech.” 12. “I pass lightly through the reactionary darkness.” 13. “The text is a tissue of quotations drawn from the innumerable centres of culture.” 14. “To see someone who does not see is the best way to be intensely aware of what he does not see.” 15. “A light without shadow generates an emotion without reserve.” 16. “The text you write must prove to me that it desires me.” 17. “Boredom is not far from bliss: it is bliss seen from the shores of pleasure.” 18. “A creative writer is one for whom writing is a problem.” 19. “There is nothing in discourse that is not to be found in a sentence.” 20. “I asked for nothing but to live in my suffering.” 21. “A birth of a reader must be at the cost of the death of the Author.” 22. “Engulfment is a moment of hypnosis.” 23. “Incoherence seems to me preferable to a distorting order.” 24. “Myth is neither lie nor a confession: it is an inflexion.” 25. “Every photograph is a certificate of presence.” 26. “The best principals are not heroes; they are hero makers.” 27. “Man does not exist prior to language, either as a species or as an individual.” 28. “Painting can feign reality without having seen it.” 29. “Literature is the question minus the answer.” 30. “Who speaks is not who writes and who writes is not who is.” Continue Reading Previous: 20 Quotes by PitbullNext: 15 Quotes by Eddie Murphy Leave a Reply Cancel replyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment * Name * Email * Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Related Stories The Evolution and Impact of Compact Discs (CDs) in Music and Data Storage Uncategorized The Evolution and Impact of Compact Discs (CDs) in Music and Data Storage July 3, 2024 The Evolution and Function of Firewalls in Network Security Uncategorized The Evolution and Function of Firewalls in Network Security July 3, 2024 The Ancient Art and Science of Palmistry: Exploring the Mysteries of the Hands Uncategorized The Ancient Art and Science of Palmistry: Exploring the Mysteries of the Hands July 3, 2024