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> [For years, I was quite a militant atheist. I wanted to burn down all the churches or turn them into second-hand record emporiums.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-faber/for-years-i-was-quite-a-militant-atheist-i-wanted-to-burn-down-all/)

[Michel Faber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-faber/)

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## More by Michel Faber

> [One of the things my success as an author has forced me to face is how dysfunctional... Maybe that's a strong word, but how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-faber/one-of-the-things-my-success-as-an-author-has-forced-me-to-face-is/)

[Michel Faber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-faber/)

> [“One of Lucy's admirers took to her, apparently." "Took to her?" echoes William, his own feelings for Sugar causing him to construe the phrase…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-faber/one-of-lucy-s-admirers-took-to-her-apparently-took-to-her-echoes/)

[Michel Faber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-faber/)

> [“Because I must do something while I still can. Each soul is still incalculably precious.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-faber/because-i-must-do-something-while-i-still-can-each-soul-is-still/)

[Michel Faber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-faber/)

> [“She sings on and on, while the house is discreetly dusted all around her and, in the concealed and subterranean kitchen, a naked duck,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-faber/she-sings-on-and-on-while-the-house-is-discreetly-dusted-all-around/)

[Michel Faber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-faber/)

> [My energies get used up quite quickly, and the psychic space I'm in when I write is a very lonely one, so I found…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-faber/my-energies-get-used-up-quite-quickly-and-the-psychic-space-i-m-in/)

[Michel Faber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-faber/)

> [When we ask bureaucrats to identify who is responsible for fixing anything, they reassure us that there are 'procedures in place.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-faber/when-we-ask-bureaucrats-to-identify-who-is-responsible-for-fixing/)

[Michel Faber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-faber/)

> [I'm a loner and always have been.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-faber/i-m-a-loner-and-always-have-been/)

[Michel Faber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-faber/)

> [I tend to process emotional stuff very, very slowly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-faber/i-tend-to-process-emotional-stuff-very-very-slowly/)

[Michel Faber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-faber/)

> [“Yes, seven years old she was, when she finally plucked up the courage to ask her mother what Christmas was all about, and Mrs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-faber/yes-seven-years-old-she-was-when-she-finally-plucked-up-the-courage/)

[Michel Faber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-faber/)

> [Watch your step. Keep your wits about you; you will need them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-faber/watch-your-step-keep-your-wits-about-you-you-will-need-them/)

[Michel Faber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-faber/)

> [Of course I know that the twins are only words on a page, and I'm certainly not the sort of writer who talks to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-faber/of-course-i-know-that-the-twins-are-only-words-on-a-page-and-i-m/)

[Michel Faber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-faber/)

> [“Isn't Heaven reward enough, without needing to see the damned punished?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-faber/isn-t-heaven-reward-enough-without-needing-to-see-the-damned-punished/)

[Michel Faber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-faber/)

> [“Sunlight is bad,' he wheezes. 'It's the exact same stuff as breeds maggots in wounded soldiers' legs. And when there's no war on, it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-faber/sunlight-is-bad-he-wheezes-it-s-the-exact-same-stuff-as-breeds/)

[Michel Faber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-faber/)

> [I'm still tremendously proud of 'Crimson Petal.' I'm still very emotionally involved with these characters. I still care about them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-faber/i-m-still-tremendously-proud-of-crimson-petal-i-m-still-very/)

[Michel Faber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-faber/)

> [A text may be superbly written, exquisitely subtle, deeply meaningful, but still seem like a luxury extra, something we add to the already well-stocked…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-faber/a-text-may-be-superbly-written-exquisitely-subtle-deeply-meaningful/)

[Michel Faber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-faber/)

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