Literature is without proofs. By which it must be understood that it cannot prove, not only what it says, but even that it is worth the trouble of saying it.


Barthes: Selected Writings (1982)


Literature is without proofs. By which it must be understood that it cannot prove, not only what it says, but even that it is worth the trouble of...

Literature is without proofs. By which it must be understood that it cannot prove, not only what it says, but even that it is worth the trouble of...

Literature is without proofs. By which it must be understood that it cannot prove, not only what it says, but even that it is worth the trouble of...

Literature is without proofs. By which it must be understood that it cannot prove, not only what it says, but even that it is worth the trouble of...