What did Roland Barthes mean by: The text is a tissue of quotations drawn from the innumerable centres of culture. Roland Barthes Literary theorist and philosopher · France Copy
+ Thus every writer’s motto reads: mad I cannot be, sane I do not deign to be, neurotic I am. Author, December 22, 2023December 28, 2024, Roland Barthes, Madness, Neurosis, Sanity, 0 Roland Barthes Literary theorist and philosopher · France
+ Man does not exist prior to language, either as a species or as an individual. Author, December 22, 2023December 28, 2024, Roland Barthes, Existence, Identity, Language, 0 Roland Barthes Literary theorist and philosopher · France
+ Is not the most erotic part of the body wherever the clothing affords a glimpse? Author, December 22, 2023December 28, 2024, Roland Barthes, Desire, Provocation, Sensuality, 0 Roland Barthes Literary theorist and philosopher · France
+ There is only one way left to escape the alienation of present day society: to retreat ahead of it. Author, December 22, 2023December 28, 2024, Roland Barthes, Alienation, Escape, Retreat, 0 Roland Barthes Literary theorist and philosopher · France
+ Those who fail to reread are obliged to read the same story everywhere. Author, December 22, 2023December 28, 2024, Roland Barthes, Awareness, Reflection, Repetition, 0 Roland Barthes Literary theorist and philosopher · France
+ The birth of the reader must be at the cost of the death of the Author. Author, December 22, 2023December 28, 2024, Roland Barthes, Author, Interpretation, Reader, 0 Roland Barthes Literary theorist and philosopher · France
+ Tout ce qui est anachronique est obsce’ ne. Everything anachronistic is obscene. Author, December 22, 2023December 28, 2024, Roland Barthes, Critique, Morality, Time, 0 Roland Barthes Literary theorist and philosopher · France
+ The skyscraper establishes the block, the block creates the street, the street offers itself to man. Author, December 22, 2023December 29, 2024, Roland Barthes, Humanism, Progress, Urbanization, 0 Roland Barthes Literary theorist and philosopher · France
The design process, at its best, integrates the aspirations of art, science, and culture. Jeff Smith Cartoonist
The skin of all of us is responsive to gypsy songs and military marches. Jean Cocteau Artist · France
If classical music is the state of the art, then the arts are in a sad state. Frank Zappa Musician · USA
No art can develop until it penetrates deeply into the life of the people. Meridel Le Sueur Writer · USA
