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Myth is neither a lie nor a confession: it is an inflexion.
Roland Barthes
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Roland Barthes
French
Critic
Born:
Nov 12
,
1915
Died:
Mar 26
,
1980
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,
Confession
,
Myth
,
Neither
,
Nor
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Human greatness does not lie in wealth or power, but in character and goodness. People are just people, and all people have faults and shortcomings, but all of us are born with a basic goodness.
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Don't disrespect me, lie about it, and then come smile in my face and act like nothing's wrong.
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