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Michel Houellebecq Quotes

The great advantage of a novel is you can put in whatever comes into your head - it has the same shape as the human brain Picture Quote #1

Active people don’t change the world profoundly; ideas do. Napoleon is less important in world history than Jean-Jacques Rousseau Picture Quote #1

The Americans are completely stupid. The intellectual level in any single European country is higher than in America Picture Quote #1

Using a big word like ‘plagiarism’... always causes some damage. It will always do lasting damage, like accusations of racism Picture Quote #1

When you read the Koran, you give up. At least the Bible is very beautiful because Jews have an extraordinary literary talent Picture Quote #1

A reactionary is someone who wants to return to a previous state - that’s never a possibility in my books. For me, everything’s irreversible in the life of a society, as well as an individual’s Picture Quote #1

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The response closest to the truth was probably something like ‘Nothing’ but it’s always difficult to explain that kind of thing to an active person Picture Quote #1

A woman is human, obviously, but she represents a slightly different kind of humanity Picture Quote #1

The story of a life can be as long or as short as the teller wishes. Whether the life is tragic or enlightened, the classic gravestone inscription marking simply the dates of birth and death has, in its brevity, much to recommend it Picture Quote #1

I think that there is a sharp contrast for most people between life at university, where they meet lots of people, and the moment when they enter the workforce, when they basically no longer meet anyone. Life becomes dull. So as a result people get married to have a personal life. I could elaborate but I think everyone understands Picture Quote #1

You know, you don’t have to have permanent opinions. You can think, every morning, ‘I love the world’ and go to bed every night thinking, ‘I hate the world.’ Picture Quote #1

You can’t be a crazy rebel in the face of death, it’s not a fitting attitude Picture Quote #1

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The world outside had its own rules, and those rules were not human Picture Quote #1

Now abideth beauty, truth, and intensity; but the greatest of these is intensity Picture Quote #1

Anything can happen in life, especially nothing Picture Quote #1

The triumph of vegetation is total Picture Quote #1

I think it’s more difficult to live without a religion, definitely Picture Quote #1

In my own writing, I think of myself as a realist who exaggerates a little Picture Quote #1

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My novels are all ideas Picture Quote #1

... beds last on an average much longer than marriages Picture Quote #1

Those who think they know me are simply lacking in information Picture Quote #1

When a country is strong... it accepts any dose of pessimism from its writers Picture Quote #1

If life is an illusion it’s a pretty painful one Picture Quote #1

The press may hate me, and I know my battles with them are not over, but that doesn’t matter Picture Quote #1

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I hadn’t seen any novel make the statement that entering the workforce was like entering the grave. That from then on, nothing happens and you have to pretend to be interested in your work. And, furthermore, that some people have a sex life and others don’t just because some are more attractive than others. I wanted to acknowledge that if people don’t have a sex life, it’s not for some moral reason, it’s just because they’re ugly. Once you’ve said it,it sounds obvious, but I wanted to say it Picture Quote #1

I think that if writers don’t speak about real life, it’s because they don’t know it Picture Quote #1

I think that if I am notorious, it is because other people have decided that this is how I should be Picture Quote #1

Why am I popular? I don’t know. Is it a mistake? I should think it’s a mistake somewhere Picture Quote #1

The love of a dog is a pure thing. He gives you a trust which is total. You must not betray it Picture Quote #1

In reality, the monotheist texts preach neither peace, love nor tolerance. They are texts of hate Picture Quote #1

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The great advantage of a novel is you can put in whatever comes into your head - it has the same shape as the human brain. (Michel Houellebecq Quotes) Active people don’t change the world profoundly; ideas do. Napoleon is less important in world history than Jean-Jacques Rousseau (Michel Houellebecq Quotes) The Americans are completely stupid. The intellectual level in any single European country is higher than in America (Michel Houellebecq Quotes) Using a big word like ‘plagiarism’... always causes some damage. It will always do lasting damage, like accusations of racism (Michel Houellebecq Quotes) When you read the Koran, you give up. At least the Bible is very beautiful because Jews have an extraordinary literary talent (Michel Houellebecq Quotes) A reactionary is someone who wants to return to a previous state - that’s never a possibility in my books. For me, everything’s irreversible in the life of a society, as well as an individual’s (Michel Houellebecq Quotes) The response closest to the truth was probably something like ‘Nothing’ but it’s always difficult to explain that kind of thing to an active person. (Michel Houellebecq Quotes) A woman is human, obviously, but she represents a slightly different kind of humanity (Michel Houellebecq Quotes) The story of a life can be as long or as short as the teller wishes. Whether the life is tragic or enlightened, the classic gravestone inscription marking simply the dates of birth and death has, in its brevity, much to recommend it. (Michel Houellebecq Quotes) I think that there is a sharp contrast for most people between life at university, where they meet lots of people, and the moment when they enter the workforce, when they basically no longer meet anyone. Life becomes dull. So as a result people get married to have a personal life. I could elaborate but I think everyone understands. (Michel Houellebecq Quotes) You know, you don’t have to have permanent opinions. You can think, every morning, ‘I love the world’ and go to bed every night thinking, ‘I hate the world.’ (Michel Houellebecq Quotes) You can’t be a crazy rebel in the face of death, it’s not a fitting attitude (Michel Houellebecq Quotes) The world outside had its own rules, and those rules were not human (Michel Houellebecq Quotes) Now abideth beauty, truth, and intensity; but the greatest of these is intensity (Michel Houellebecq Quotes) Anything can happen in life, especially nothing (Michel Houellebecq Quotes) The triumph of vegetation is total (Michel Houellebecq Quotes) I think it’s more difficult to live without a religion, definitely (Michel Houellebecq Quotes) In my own writing, I think of myself as a realist who exaggerates a little (Michel Houellebecq Quotes) My novels are all ideas (Michel Houellebecq Quotes) ... beds last on an average much longer than marriages (Michel Houellebecq Quotes) Those who think they know me are simply lacking in information (Michel Houellebecq Quotes) When a country is strong... it accepts any dose of pessimism from its writers (Michel Houellebecq Quotes) If life is an illusion it’s a pretty painful one (Michel Houellebecq Quotes) The press may hate me, and I know my battles with them are not over, but that doesn’t matter (Michel Houellebecq Quotes) I hadn’t seen any novel make the statement that entering the workforce was like entering the grave. That from then on, nothing happens and you have to pretend to be interested in your work. And, furthermore, that some people have a sex life and others don’t just because some are more attractive than others. I wanted to acknowledge that if people don’t have a sex life, it’s not for some moral reason, it’s just because they’re ugly. Once you’ve said it,it sounds obvious, but I wanted to say it (Michel Houellebecq Quotes) I think that if writers don’t speak about real life, it’s because they don’t know it (Michel Houellebecq Quotes) I think that if I am notorious, it is because other people have decided that this is how I should be (Michel Houellebecq Quotes) Why am I popular? I don’t know. Is it a mistake? I should think it’s a mistake somewhere (Michel Houellebecq Quotes) The love of a dog is a pure thing. He gives you a trust which is total. You must not betray it (Michel Houellebecq Quotes) In reality, the monotheist texts preach neither peace, love nor tolerance. They are texts of hate (Michel Houellebecq Quotes)

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