Quote by: Georges Bataille

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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Author Bio


  • NameGeorges Bataille
  • DescriptionFrench intellectual and literary figure
  • BornSeptember 10, 1897
  • DiedJuly 9, 1962
  • CountryFrance
  • ProfessionPhilosopher; Anthropologist; Librarian; Poet; Novelist; Writer