Quote by Roland Barthes

To try to write love is to confront the muck of language: that region of hysteria where language is both too much and too little, excessive and impoverished.

To try to write love is to confront the muck of language: th

Summary

This quote suggests that describing or capturing the concept of love in writing is a challenging task. Love is complex and elusive, often difficult to articulate accurately through words. Language can be overwhelming in conveying the richness and intensity of love, but it can also feel inadequate and lacking in its attempts to capture its essence. In this quote, "muck" symbolizes the difficulty in finding the right words to fully express the intricacies of love, a realm where language oscillates between being excessive in its emotive power and impoverished in conveying the essence of such a profound emotion.

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