The stirrings within us have their own fearful excesses; the excesses show which way these stirrings would take us. They are simply a sign to remind us constantly that death, the rupture of discontinuous individualities to which we cleave in…

Quote by George Bataille

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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.

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

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

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...

The reason there is so little crime in Germany is that it's against the law.

The reason there is so little crime in Germany is that it's against the law.

Outside of the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the country.

Outside of the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the country.

The punishment of criminals should be of use; when a man is hanged he is...

The punishment of criminals should be of use; when a man is hanged he is...

Perhaps the world's second worst crime is boredom. The first is being a bore.

Perhaps the world's second worst crime is boredom. The first is being a bore.

The unforgivable crime is soft hitting. Do not hit at all if it can be...

The unforgivable crime is soft hitting. Do not hit at all if it can be...

The unforgivable crime is soft hitting. Do not hit at all if it can be...

The unforgivable crime is soft hitting. Do not hit at all if it can be...

Where the suspect poses no immediate threat to the officer and no threat to others,...

Where the suspect poses no immediate threat to the officer and no threat to others,...

All mankind lives and each man strives by codes of conduct mutually agreed. Perhaps these...

All mankind lives and each man strives by codes of conduct mutually agreed. Perhaps these...

Ninety-nine percent of requested deaths go unrecorded. It's a secret crime.

Ninety-nine percent of requested deaths go unrecorded. It's a secret crime.

Crime is a logical extension of the sort of behavior that is often considered perfectly...

Crime is a logical extension of the sort of behavior that is often considered perfectly...

Fear follows crime, and is its punishment

Fear follows crime, and is its punishment

This (Tokyo nerve gas attack) was done not by people with a political ideal but...

This (Tokyo nerve gas attack) was done not by people with a political ideal but...

If criminals wanted to grind justice to a halt, they could do it by banding...

If criminals wanted to grind justice to a halt, they could do it by banding...

Growing old is like being increasingly penalized for a crime you haven't committed.

Growing old is like being increasingly penalized for a crime you haven't committed.

He who does not prevent a crime when he can, encourages it.

He who does not prevent a crime when he can, encourages it.

Crimes are not to be measured by the issue of events, but by the bad...

Crimes are not to be measured by the issue of events, but by the bad...