“Language is a skin: I rub my language against the other. It is as if I had words instead of fingers, or fingers at the tip of my words. My language trembles with desire.”
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Barthes, R. (n.d.). Language is a skin: I rub my language against the other. It is as if I had words instead of fingers, or fingers at the tip of my words. My language trembles with desire. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/23213-language-is-a-skin-i-rub-my-language/
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Barthes, Roland. “Language is a skin: I rub my language against the other. It is as if I had words instead of fingers, or fingers at the tip of my words. My language trembles with desire.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/23213-language-is-a-skin-i-rub-my-language/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
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Barthes, Roland. “Language is a skin: I rub my language against the other. It is as if I had words instead of fingers, or fingers at the tip of my words. My language trembles with desire.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/23213-language-is-a-skin-i-rub-my-language/.