Ocupation: Philosopher
Life: November 12, 1915 - March 25, 1980
Birthday: November 12
Death: March 25
I cannot classify the other, for the other is, precisely, Unique, the singular Image which has miraculously come to correspond to the speciality of my desire. The other is the figure of my truth, and cannot be imprisoned in any stereotype (which is the truth of others).
source: Roland Barthes (1990). “A lover's discourse: fragments”, Penguin Books
topic: Unique, Desire, Stereotype, My Truth