I've lived so little that I tend to imagine I'm not going to die; it seems improbable that human existence can be reduced to so little; one imagines, in spite of oneself, that sooner or later something is bound to happen. A big mistake. A life can just as well be both empty and short. The days slip by indifferently, leaving neither trace nor memory; and then all of a sudden they stop.
Michel HouellebecqAn entire life spent reading would have fulfilled my every desire; I already knew that at the age of seven. The texture of the world is painful, inadequate; unalterable, or so it seems to me. Really, I believe that an entire life spent reading would have suited me best. Such a life has not been granted me.
Michel HouellebecqLife is painful and disappointing. It is useless, therefore, to write new realistic novels. We generally know where we stand in relation to reality and donโt care to know any more.
Michel HouellebecqThe love of a dog is a pure thing. He gives you a trust which is total. You must not betray it.
Michel HouellebecqRumor had it that he was homosexual; in reality, in recent years, he was simply a garden-variety alcoholic.
Michel Houellebecq