--- title: "1 Say Child Quotes By Philippe Claudel" description: "1 Say Child quotes by Philippe Claudel. Plus more from Philippe Claudel and more Say Child sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad7/philippe-claudel-15141_beauty_oh-little-poupchette-some-may-tell-you-t_1116504.jpg" --- > [“Oh little Poupchette, some may tell you that you are nobody's child, a child of defilement, a child begotten in fear and horror. Some may tell you that you are a child of abomination conceived in abomination, a tainted child,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-claudel/oh-little-poupchette-some-may-tell-you-that-you-are-nobody-s-child-a/) [Philippe Claudel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-claudel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad7/philippe-claudel-15141_beauty_oh-little-poupchette-some-may-tell-you-t_1116504.jpg) ## More by Philippe Claudel > [An artist is someone who feels the vibrations of the world and tries to transcribe them through his medium.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-claudel/an-artist-is-someone-who-feels-the-vibrations-of-the-world-and-tries/) [Philippe Claudel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-claudel/) > [“Cuando le pregunté si no le pesaba la soledad, se quedó pensando un buen rato y luego, con voz grave y serena dijo: «Estar…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-claudel/cuando-le-pregunt-si-no-le-pesaba-la-soledad-se-qued-pensando-un-buen/) [Philippe Claudel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-claudel/) > [I like speed in thrillers. It's a rhythm adapted to the subject.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-claudel/i-like-speed-in-thrillers-it-s-a-rhythm-adapted-to-the-subject/) [Philippe Claudel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-claudel/) > [“Why did I, like thousands of others, have to carry a cross I hadn't chosen, a cross which was not made for my shoulders…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-claudel/why-did-i-like-thousands-of-others-have-to-carry-a-cross-i-hadn-t/) [Philippe Claudel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-claudel/) > [My work is very controlled. I leave nothing to chance. Chance comes afterward... Making a film is like cooking a pot au feu. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-claudel/my-work-is-very-controlled-i-leave-nothing-to-chance-chance-comes/) [Philippe Claudel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-claudel/) > [“Oh little Poupchette, some may tell you that you are nobody's child, a child of defilement, a child begotten in fear and horror. Some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-claudel/oh-little-poupchette-some-may-tell-you-that-you-are-nobody-s-child-a/) [Philippe Claudel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-claudel/) > [“Para intentar comprender a la gente, hay que excavar hasta las raíces. No basta con darle un empujón al tiempo con el hombro para…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-claudel/para-intentar-comprender-a-la-gente-hay-que-excavar-hasta-las-ra-ces/) [Philippe Claudel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-claudel/) > [I think about the sincerity of my writing. I try to be true, to pose questions. Shake people up a bit and make them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-claudel/i-think-about-the-sincerity-of-my-writing-i-try-to-be-true-to-pose/) [Philippe Claudel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-claudel/) > [“...In the end, there's no sort of difference between dying from ignorance and dying under the feet of thousands of men who have regained…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-claudel/in-the-end-there-s-no-sort-of-difference-between-dying-from-ignorance/) [Philippe Claudel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-claudel/) > [It's the comedies and thrillers that are successful. People love horror, but in thrillers. Once you speak of pain and suffering it's a different…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-claudel/it-s-the-comedies-and-thrillers-that-are-successful-people-love/) [Philippe Claudel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-claudel/) > [It's always been difficult for me to speak and express my innermost thoughts. I prefer to write. When I sit down and write, words…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-claudel/it-s-always-been-difficult-for-me-to-speak-and-express-my-innermost/) [Philippe Claudel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-claudel/) > [In a novel, language is your principal tool, you try to build pictures in the mind of the reader. When you write a screenplay,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-claudel/in-a-novel-language-is-your-principal-tool-you-try-to-build-pictures/) [Philippe Claudel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-claudel/) > [“En coupant du temps on en fabrique.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-claudel/en-coupant-du-temps-on-en-fabrique/) [Philippe Claudel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-claudel/) > [I'm not imprisoned in any one medium. In films I use techniques that are not necessarily what other directors attempt. When I write novels…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-claudel/i-m-not-imprisoned-in-any-one-medium-in-films-i-use-techniques-that/) [Philippe Claudel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-claudel/) > [“A dozen incidents of this kind made everyone realise that the monsters had never left them, that they had simply fallen asleep for a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-claudel/a-dozen-incidents-of-this-kind-made-everyone-realise-that-the/) [Philippe Claudel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-claudel/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/say-child/philippe-claudel/#itemlist", "name": "1 Say Child Quotes By Philippe Claudel", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Oh little Poupchette, some may tell you that you are nobody's child, a child of defilement, a child begotten in fear and horror. 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