“There is a psychoanalytic myth called the lamella. This is a word used in biology, botany, and anatomy to refer to a thin membrane or casing. Lacan used it to metaphorize the idea of a narcissitic shell, a myth employed to illustrate the stakes of love in the games of erotic passion and commitment.…”— Simon Critchley, amazon.comTagged: Love, Narcissism
“The only proof of love may be the ease with which it can be betrayed.”— Simon Critchley, amazon.comTagged: Love
“Is the truth best said or perhaps only said in a fiction; that is, in a lie and a falsehood? Perhaps the ghost was no ghost. Perhaps its truth, like the theater itself, was a lie.”— Simon Critchley, amazon.comTagged: Truth