Humanity is rediscovering existential solitude, the meaning of limits, and mortality

“We stayed in Paris, but many people from our neighborhood left to spend these days of isolation in other places. So, at 8 pm, when from the balconies comes applause for doctors and nurses, me and my husband (the philosopher Philippe Sollers) bang on pots and pans to make some extra noise.” – Julia Kristeva (this interview was conducted over the phone).