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To hide a passion totally (or even to hide, more simply, its excess) is inconceivable: not because the human subject is too weak, but because passion is in essence made to be seen: the hiding must be seen: I want you to know that I am hiding something...

Source: A Lover's Discourse, Dark Glasses, sct. 2 (1977; tr. 1979).
-- Roland Barthes, (Nov 12 1915-1980), French critic; He was known for his contributions to structural linguistics and New Criticism intellectual movement; wrote Writing Degree Zero, 1953.

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