Verbatim quote · from the corpus

“But then why did it become a victim, which is to say, a communal focus of resentment, in the first place? Love cannot express itself with the concreteness of resentment; but precisely for this reason, its expression is a model of the community-creating function of language. The formula “I love you” offers insights into originary language. More about this next week. Enjoy this column? Yes No Δ”

— Eric Gans, [None] · Saturday, July 15th, 1995 · Chronicles of Love & Resentment