"The hysteric is able to enjoy the object of love (the lover) only insofar as it remains illicit,..."

“The hysteric is able to enjoy the object of love (the lover) only insofar as it remains illicit, insofar as it maintains a potential status (i.e. in the guise of fantasies about what “might have” happened).”

- Four Discourses, Four Subjects, SIC2, p86 - SLAVOjZIZEK http://alterities.tumblr.com/post/118135358056