Quote by Maurice Blanchot

To write is to make oneself the echo of what cannot cease speaking -- and since it cannot, in order to become its echo I have, in a way, to silence it. I bring to this incessant speech the decisiveness, the authority of my own silence.

To write is to make oneself the echo of what cannot cease sp

Summary

This quote suggests that writing involves embodying the voice of something that constantly speaks without ceasing. In order to do this, the writer must quiet the incessant speech and bring forth their own decisive and authoritative silence. By doing so, they become an echo, conveying the unending message in a way that is uniquely their own. It implies that writing requires not only listening to the overwhelming noise of ideas, but also finding the strength to give them form and meaning through the power of silence.

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By Maurice Blanchot

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