Curiously enough, it seems to be only in describing a mode of language which does not mean what it says that one can actually say what one means.
Paul de Man Quotes
The writer's language is to some degree the product of his own action; he is both the historian and the agent of his own language.
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| Birth: | 23rd November, 1920 |
| Death: | 20th April, 1970 |
| Nationality: | Batswana, Romanian |
| Profession: | Poet, Translator |
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