I believe that truth has only one face: that of a violent contradiction. Georges Bataille contradictionfacetruth Change image and share on social
The essence of morality is a questioning about morality; and the decisive move of human life is to use ceaselessly all light to look for the origin of the opposition between good and evil. Georges Bataille ceaselesslydecisiveessence Change image and share on social
Life has always taken place in a tumult without apparent cohesion, but it only finds its grandeur and its reality in ecstasy and in ecstatic love. Georges Bataille apparentcohesionecstasy Change image and share on social
Eroticism is assenting to life even in death. Georges Bataille assentdeatheroticism Change image and share on social
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. Georges Bataille aspectcrimeelude share on social
Naturally, love's the most distant possibility. Georges Bataille distantlovenaturally Change image and share on social
Sacrifice is nothing other than the production of sacred things. Georges Bataille productionsacredsacrifice Change image and share on social
To place oneself in the position of God is painful: being God is equivalent to being tortured. For being God means that one is in harmony with all that is, including the worst. The existence of the worst evils is unimaginable unless God willed them. Georges Bataille badequivalentevil share on social
Pleasure only starts once the worm has got into the fruit, to become delightful happiness must be tainted with poison. Georges Bataille delightfulfruithappiness Change image and share on social
Intellectual despair results in neither weakness nor dreams, but in violence. It is only a matter of knowing how to give vent to one's rage; whether one only wants to wander like madmen around prisons, or whether one wants to overturn them. Georges Bataille despairdreamgive share on social
