Born today...Georges Bataille, September 10, 1897, Billom, France

Who ever wishes to beget something which is alive must descend into the primordial depths wherein the very forces of life reside. And when he returns to the surface, there is a gleam of madness in his eyes because there, down below, life and death live together as one. The original mystery is itself mad-- the bosom of laceration and of unity torn asunder. On this matter we have no need to consult philosophers... The experience of life and the rites of all peoples and of all times are proof enough.