28 "We play a recording role by assuming the function, fundamental in any symbolic exchange, of gathering what do kamo , man in his authenticity, calls 'the lasting word' (parole qui dure ).
"As a witness called to account for the sincerity of the subject, depositary of the minutes of his discourse, reference as to his exactitude, guarantor of his uprightness, custodian of his testament, scrivener of his codicils, the analyst has something of the scribe about him.
"But above all he remains the master of the truth of which this discourse is the progress. As I have said, it is he above all who punctuates its dialectic. And here he is apprehended as the judge of the value of this discourse." Ecrits (E), p. 98.