Michel Houellebecq Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“The most stupid religion is Islam.”

“I think that there is a sharp contrast for most people between life at university, where they meet lots of people, and the moment when they enter the workforce, when they basically no longer meet anyone. Life becomes dull. So as a result people get married to have a personal life. I could elaborate but I think everyone understands.”

“I think that if I am notorious, it is because other people have decided that this is how I should be.”

“I'd say that the question whether love still exists plays the same role in my novels as the question of God's existence in Dostoevsky.”

“When you read the Koran, you give up. At least the Bible is very beautiful because Jews have an extraordinary literary talent.”

“You can't be a crazy rebel in the face of death, it's not a fitting attitude.”

“I admit that invective is one of my pleasures. This only brings me problems in life, but that's it. I attack, I insult. I have a gift for that, for insults, for provocation. So I am tempted to use it.”

“Women are not stupid, but they were not clever enough to realise that feminism did not bring freedom, but the opposite. That's why I'm glad feminism is dead.”

“A reactionary is someone who wants to return to a previous state - that's never a possibility in my books. For me, everything's irreversible in the life of a society, as well as an individual's.”

“I find it an absolute pleasure to read travel guides, especially the Michelin guides, and their description of places I know I'll probably never visit. I spend a large part of my life reading descriptions of restaurants.”