If I acknowledge my dependency, I do so because for me it is a means of signifying my demand: in the realm of love, futility is not a "weakness" or an "absurdity": it is a strong sign: the more futile, the more it signifies and the more it asserts itself as strength.)
Roland BarthesAbout author
- Author's profession: Critic, Philosopher
- Nationality: french
- Born: November 12, 1915
- Died: March 25, 1980
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