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French author and philosopher, born on September 10, 1897, and died on July 9, 1962. Bataille is known for his unique literary style and philosophical thinking, with works spanning various forms including novels, essays, and critiques.

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“Nothing radically changes when instead of human satisfaction, we think of the satisfaction of some heavenly being! God's person displaces the problem and does not abolish it.”

Thinking Humans Persons Doe Problem Satisfaction Heavenly Abolish Heavenly Beings

Book:On Nietzsche

Source: On Nietzsche

“Thought does not ennoble us and neither does it differentiate humans from other animals.”

Humans Doe Animal Differentiate

Author:Georges Bataille

“The power of death signifies that this real world can only have a neutral image of life, that life's intimacy does not reveal it's dazzling consumption until the moment it gives out.”

World Giving Doe Real Moments Intimacy Real World Consumption Dazzling

Book:Theory of religion

Source: Theory of religion

“A man who finds himself among others is irritated because he does not know why he is not one of the others. In bed next to a girl he loves, he forgets that he does not know why he is himself instead of the body he touches. Without knowing it, he suffers from the mental darkness that keeps him from screaming that he himself is the girl who forgets his presence while shuddering in his arms.”

Knows Men Doe Body Suffering Girl Next Forget Darkness Knowing Arms Bed Irritated Shuddering

Book:Visions of Excess: Selected Writings 1927-1939

Source: Visions of Excess: Selected Writings 1927-1939

“What does physical eroticism signify if not a violation of the very being of its practitioners? – A violation bordering on death, bordering on murder?”

Ifs Doe Murder Violation

Book:Erotism

Source: Erotism

About the Author

Born: September 10, 1897
Died: July 9, 1962
Known for: Author
Quotes: 124

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On NietzscheRelated source material

Erotism: Death and SensualityRelated source material

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Death and Sensuality: A Study of Eroticism and the TabooRelated source material

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