Quote by: Jacques Derrida

A text is not a text unless it hides from the first comer, from the first glance, the law of its composition and the rules of its game. A text remains, moreover, forever imperceptible. Its laws and rules are not, however, harbored in the inaccessibility of a secret; it is simply that they can never be booked, in the present, into anything that could rigorously be called a perception.


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Author Bio


  • NameJacques Derrida
  • DescriptionFrench philosopher (1930-2004)
  • BornJuly 15, 1930
  • DiedOctober 9, 2004
  • CountryFrance
  • ProfessionPhilosopher; Author
  • AwardsTheodor W. Adorno Award