--- title: "3 Philippe Djian Quotes - Famous Novelist (37.2 Le Matin)" description: "Philippe Djian is a popular French author of Armenian descent. He won the 2012 Prix Interallié for the novel \"Oh...\". Browse 3 Philippe Djian quotes." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-philippe-djian-75445.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Philippe Djian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-philippe-djian-75445.jpg) # Philippe Djian (1949) Novelist France **3** quotes in **16** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Philippe Djian is a novelist from France, best known for *37.2 Le Matin*. ## Quick Facts About Philippe Djian Born June 3, 1949 Nationality France Profession Novelist Notable works 37.2 Le Matin ## About Philippe Djian Philippe Djian is a popular French author of Armenian descent. He won the 2012 Prix Interallié for the novel "Oh...". ## Awards & Honors Prix Interallié Jean-Freustié Prize Le Vaudeville prize ## Quotes by Philippe Djian > [“Still, when I looked behind the faces of those around me, all I saw was insanity, unrest, and anguish; or suffering, fear,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-djian/still-when-i-looked-behind-the-faces-of-those-around-me-all-i-saw-was/) [Philippe Djian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-djian/) [Fear](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fear/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e47/philippe-djian-59521_fear_still-when-i-looked-behind-the-faces-of_1210693.jpg) > [There comes a moment when the silence between two people can have the purity of a diamond.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-djian/there-comes-a-moment-when-the-silence-between-two-people-can-have-the/) [Philippe Djian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-djian/) [Diamond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/diamond/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a2/philippe-djian-59521_diamond_there-comes-a-moment-when-the-silence-be_2009345.jpg) > [“I turned my back to her. I felt a slight burning on the back of my neck. “Listen to me,” I went…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-djian/i-turned-my-back-to-her-i-felt-a-slight-burning-on-the-back-of-my/) [Philippe Djian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-djian/) [Betray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/betray/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e5/philippe-djian-59521_betray_i-turned-my-back-to-her-i-felt-a-slight_2964227.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-djian/#itemlist", "name": "Philippe Djian Quotes", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Still, when I looked behind the faces of those around me, all I saw was insanity, unrest, and anguish; or suffering, fear, and loneliness; or boredom, or solitude, or rage and impotence - shit, what was there to be happy about? Some fun, right? I saw a few pretty girls, but they seemed ugly to me, and the men seemed stupid...What I wanted was to fade into the shadows. I wanted a sad world, a cold one - a world without hope, without substance, without light. That's how it was. I wanted to plunge to the bottom...Sometimes you just want to see the whole show fold - the sky fall. 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