"I would say that the off-frame effect in photography results from a singular and definitive cutting-off which figures castration and is figured by the click of the shutter."

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Christian Metz

#Photography Quotes #Cutting Quotes #Figures Quotes

“When I was a child, I never played with other children. I hated them.”
“Sometimes, in order to go forward, You must first go back.”
“I failed in some subjects in exam, but my friend passed in all. Now he is an engineer in Microsoft and I am the owner of Microsoft.”
“One day I think it's the greatest idea ever that I'm working on. The next day I think it's the worst that I've ever worked on - and I swing between that a lot. Some days I'm very happy with what I'm doing, and the next day I am desperate - it's not working out!”
“It is Proust's courtesy to spare the reader the embarrassment of believing himself cleverer than the author.”
“You should not see the desert simply as some faraway place of little rain. There are many forms of thirst.”

Source : William Langewiesche (2011). “Sahara Unveiled: A Journey Across the Desert”, p.18, Vintage
“That's the way the system works. Sometimes you get the bear, sometimes the bear gets you.”
“For my workout, I'm up at 4am. I say my prayers, count my blessings, and I work out right away. I just get it done. One day I'll tone - chest, back and shoulders - and the next day it's biceps and triceps. I also do 45 minutes of cardio every day. I do that before I even leave the house.”

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