Desire Quote by Maurice Blanchot Download Open image “Weak thoughts, weak desires: he felt their force.” — Maurice Blanchot ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.0 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare Desire Force Philosophy of Mind Weak
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But my silence is real. If I hid it from you, you would find it again a little farther on. — Maurice Blanchot Copy Share Image
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A writer who writes, ''I am alone''... can be considered rather comical. It is comical for a man to recognize his solitude by addressing… — Maurice Blanchot Copy Share Image
“I went in; I closed the door. I sat down on the bed. Blackest space extended before me. I was not in this blackness,… — Maurice Blanchot Copy Share Image
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The Journal is not essentially a confession, a story about oneself. It is a Memorial. What does the writer have to remember? Himself, who… — Maurice Blanchot Copy Share Image
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