I believe that truth has only one face: that of a violent contradiction.

Quote by George Bataille

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Crime is a fact of the human species, a fact of that species alone, but...

Crime is a fact of the human species, a fact of that species alone, but...

Obscenity is our name for the uneasiness which upsets the physical state associated with self-possession,...

Obscenity is our name for the uneasiness which upsets the physical state associated with self-possession,...

In essence, the domain of eroticism is the domain of violence, of violation.

In essence, the domain of eroticism is the domain of violence, of violation.

The stirrings within us have their own fearful excesses; the excesses show which way these...

The stirrings within us have their own fearful excesses; the excesses show which way these...

It seems to me that if you or I must choose between two courses of...

It seems to me that if you or I must choose between two courses of...

How could you go about choosing something that would hold the half of your heart...

How could you go about choosing something that would hold the half of your heart...

We all die. The goal isn't to live forever, the goal is to create something...

We all die. The goal isn't to live forever, the goal is to create something...

I've done a fair share of stupid things in my life, a couple of which...

I've done a fair share of stupid things in my life, a couple of which...

Be good, sweet maid, and let who will be clever; Do noble things, not dream...

Be good, sweet maid, and let who will be clever; Do noble things, not dream...

Don't be buffaloed by experts and elites. Experts often possess more data than judgment. Elites...

Don't be buffaloed by experts and elites. Experts often possess more data than judgment. Elites...

The Humble, Meek, Merciful, Just, Pious and Devout Souls, are everywhere of one religion; and...

The Humble, Meek, Merciful, Just, Pious and Devout Souls, are everywhere of one religion; and...

Because men really respect only that which was founded of old and has developed slowly,...

Because men really respect only that which was founded of old and has developed slowly,...

Death is the word that kills all the words.

Death is the word that kills all the words.

I can't afford to die; I'd lose too much money.

I can't afford to die; I'd lose too much money.

I am sworn brother, sweet, To grim Necessity, and he and I Will keep a...

I am sworn brother, sweet, To grim Necessity, and he and I Will keep a...

Come you masters of war You that build all the guns You that build the...

Come you masters of war You that build all the guns You that build the...

It is vain for the coward to flee; death follows close behind; it is only...

It is vain for the coward to flee; death follows close behind; it is only...

A conversation is a dialogue, not a monologue. That's why there are so few good...

A conversation is a dialogue, not a monologue. That's why there are so few good...

In peace prepare for war, in war prepare for peace. The art of war is...

In peace prepare for war, in war prepare for peace. The art of war is...

Our dead brothers still live for us and bid us think of life, not death...

Our dead brothers still live for us and bid us think of life, not death...