Sur Bataille

The prodigal submits his work to the world and remains silent, as he has to be. What that work is, Who the author really is -- regarding these the genius keeps silent and lets the course of things take its toll. And this out of modesty, out of abundance, out of style. -- General Economy

The average great man (ex: a scholar) imposes his work onto the world, and proceeds to "clarify" it or himself. He speaks where he has to keep quiet. He always feels that he has inadequately expressed himself in his work. (Consider the feminists interpreting Nietzsche: "Nietzsche is wrong here. Not ALL feminists imitate men... look at us!"). He says he started to compose after his inspiration already had whizzed passed him. He says he is too profound even for himself! His clumsy footnotes are more important than the main body of his work. He has a rejoinder for everything -- he mistrusts the imagination of his reader. Hence the scholar, the laborer, the working class. He hides behind the purdah and chooses to remain silent when he ought to speak. -- Restricted Economy