The Great Hélène Cixous:

I have always played with God. For me, the signifier Dieu, as I have always said, is the synonym of what goes beyond us, of our own projection toward the future, toward infinity. What I must say also is that clearly, like all writers who invoke Dieu the word and the word Dieu in their texts, I am [...]

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Girl, Interrupted, the film, not the book.

I haven’t read the book. Nor do I plan to, at least not anytime soon. For several reasons. Reason the first: my friend, Ms. Jilian Clearman, warned me that the movie was superior to the book. A rarity, we know, but I generally trust her judgment on most matters. Reason the second: I have my [...]

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