Literature is like phosphorus: it shines with its maximum brilliance and the moment when it attempts to die.


Barthes: Selected Writings (ed. 1983)

Roland Barthes Quotes

Literature is like phosphorus: it shines with its maximum brilliance and the moment when it attempts to die.

Literature is like phosphorus: it shines with its maximum brilliance and the moment when it attempts to die.

Literature is like phosphorus: it shines with its maximum brilliance and the moment when it attempts to die.

Literature is like phosphorus: it shines with its maximum brilliance and the moment when it attempts to die.