Hélène Cixous: Writing

Hélène Cixous is French philosopher and writer. Explore interesting quotes on writing.

Hélène Cixous: 16 quotes3 likes

“The only book that is worth writing is the one we don’t have the courage or strength to write. The book that hurts us (we who are writing), that makes us tremble, redden, bleed”

Hélène Cixous

“Censor the body and you censor breath and speech at the same time. Write yourself. Your body must be heard.”

Hélène Cixous

Source: The Laugh of the Medusa

“Meditation needs no results. Meditation can have itself as an end, I meditate without words and on nothingness. What tangles my life is writing.”

Hélène Cixous

Source: Coming to Writing and Other Essays