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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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“In the helter-skelter of this book, I didn't develop my views as theory. In fact, I even believe that efforts of that kind are tainted with ponderousness. Nietzsche wrote "with his blood," and criticizing, or, better, experiencing him means pouring out one's lifeblood. It was only with my life that I wrote the Nietzsche book that I had planned.”

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Author:Georges Bataille

“An intention that rejects what has no meaning in fact is a rejection of the entirety of being.”

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Book:On Nietzsche

Source: On Nietzsche

“Though the immediate impression of rebellion may obscure the fact, the task of authentic literature is nevertheless only conceivable in terms of a desire for fundamental communication with the reader.”

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Author:Georges Bataille

“It seems impossible, in fact, to judge the eye using any word other than seductive, since nothing is more attractive in the bodies of animals and men. But extreme seductiveness is probably at the boundary of horror.”

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Book:Visions of Excess: Selected Writings 1927-1939

Source: Visions of Excess: Selected Writings 1927-1939

“We have in fact only two certainties in this world - that we are not everything and that we will die.”

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Book:Inner Experience

Source: Inner Experience

“The fact is, that what de Sade was trying to bring to the surface of the conscious mind was precisely the thing that revolted that mind . . . From the very first he set before the consciousness things which it could not tolerate.”

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Book:Death and Sensuality: A Study of Eroticism and the Taboo

Source: Death and Sensuality: A Study of Eroticism and the Taboo

“Crime is a fact of the human species, a fact of that species alone, but it is above all the secret aspect, impenetrable and hidden. Crime hides, and by far the most terrifying things are those which elude us.”

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Book:The Trial of Gilles de Rais

Source: The Trial of Gilles de Rais

About the Author

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

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