Quote by Roland Barthes
Literature is without proofs. By which it must be understood that

Literature is without proofs. By which it must be understood that it cannot prove, not only what it says, but even that it is worth the trouble of saying it. – Roland Barthes

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All official institutions of language are repeating machines: school, sports, advertising, popular songs, news, all continually repeat the same structure, the same meaning, often the same words: the stereotype is a political fact, the major figure of ideology. – Roland Barthes

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Language
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Wine is a part of society because it provides a basis not only for a morality but also for an environment; it is an ornament in the slightest ceremonials of French daily life, from the snack to the feast, from the conversation at the local caf? to the speech at a formal dinner. – Roland Barthes

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A man may as well expect to grow stronger by always eating as wiser by always reading. – Jeremy Collier

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English literature is a kind of training in social ethics. English trains you to handle a body of information in a way that is conducive to action. – Marilyn Butler

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A dirty book is rarely dusty. – Author unknown

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Never lend books, for no one ever returns them; the only books I have in my library are books that other folks have lent me. – Anatole France

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Your life may be the only Bible some people read. – Author Unknown

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Inside of us, there’s a continual autumn. Our leaves fall and are blown out over the water. – Rumi

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My mom came from such humble beginnings and especially my dad as well. He didnt go to university. – Petra Ecclestone

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