"Depressive lucidity, usually described as a radical withdrawal……" — Michel Houellebecq
"Depressive lucidity, usually described as a radical withdrawal from ordinary human concerns, generally manifests itself by a profound indifference to things which are genuinely of minor interest. Thus it is possible to imagine a depressed lover, while the idea of a depressed patriot seems frankly inconceivable."
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Michel Houellebecq
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65 Quotes by Michel Houellebecq
Michel Houellebecq has 65 quotes on this site.
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Just like unrestrained economic liberalism, and for similar reasons, sexual liberalism produces phenomena of absolute pauperization. Some men make love every…
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To the end, I will remain a child of Europe, of worry and of shame. I have no message of…
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The most stupid religion is Islam.
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Now abideth beauty, truth, and intensity; but the greatest of these is intensity.
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Without beauty a girl is unhappy because she has missed her chance to be loved. People do not jeer at…
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Adolescence is not only an important period in life, but that it is the only period where one may speak…
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A source of permanent, accessible pleasure, our genitals exist. The god who created our misfortune, who made us short-lived, vain…
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I am for the muscles. I would like to have a lot of muscles, because women like it. I'm for…
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There is no point in asking me general questions because I am always changing my mind.
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In reality, the monotheist texts preach neither peace, love nor tolerance. They are texts of hate.
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Of course, we can distinguish between males and females; we can also, if we choose, distinguish between different age categories;…
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The love of a dog is a pure thing. He gives you a trust which is total. You must not…
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It is a sign of a dull nature to occupy oneself deeply in matters that concern the body; for instance,…
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My concern is to continue respecting my work as I've done since I began as an actor and I could…
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A woman whose life is involved in the righteous rearing of her children has a better chance of keeping up…
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If conservationists will attempt to resume responsibility for their need to eat, they will be led back fairly directly to…
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I support concrete and progressive immigration reform based on three primary criteria: family reunification, economic contributions, and humanitarian concerns.
— Jeff Bingaman
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Any concern too small to be turned into a prayer is too small to be made into a burden.
— Corrie Ten Boom
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What exists outside is a man's concern; let no woman give advice; and do no mischief within doors.
— Aeschylus
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What goes on in Europe concerns us greatly because, if Europe comes apart, the E.U. comes apart, then you're going…
— Michael Bloomberg
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It is wrong to think that the task of physics is to find out how Nature is. Physics concerns what…
— Niels Bohr
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You see, Africa makes a fool of our idea of justice. It makes a farce of our idea of equality.…
— Bono
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Great tragedy has come to us, and we are meeting it with the best that is in our country, with…
— George W. Bush
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