Barthes

Famous quotes containing the word barthes:

    To try to write love is to confront the muck of language: that region of hysteria where language is both too much and too little, excessive ... and impoverished.
    —Roland Barthes (1915–1980)

    The New is not a fashion, it is a value.
    —Roland Barthes (1915–1980)

    Wine is a part of society because it provides a basis not only for a morality but also for an environment; it is an ornament in the slightest ceremonials of French daily life, from the snack ... to the feast, from the conversation at the local café to the speech at a formal dinner
    —Roland Barthes (1915–1980)