“Life is painful and disappointing. It is useless, therefore, to write new realistic novels. We generally know where we stand in relation to reality and don’t care to know any more.” KnowsWritingRealityCareLife IsNovelRelationPainfulDon't CareUselessRealisticDisappointing Book:H.P. Lovecraft: Against the World, Against Life Source: H.P. Lovecraft: Against the World, Against Life
“This progressive effacement of human relationships is not without certain problems for the novel. How, in point of fact, would one handle the narration of those unbridled passions, stretching over many years, and at times making their effect felt on several generations? We’re a long way from Wuthering Heights, to say the least. The novel form is not conceived for depicting indifference or nothingness; a flatter, more terse, and dreary discourse would need to be invented.” WayNeedsYearsHumansLongFactsProblemFormCertainPassionFeltNovelGenerationsEffectsHandleIndifferenceHeightProgressiveNothingnessDiscourseLong WayStretchingHuman RelationshipsDrearyNarrationUnbridled Passion Author:Michel Houellebecq
“I hadn’t seen any novel make the statement that entering the workforce was like entering the grave. That from then on, nothing happens and you have to pretend to be interested in your work. And, furthermore, that some people have a sex life and others don’t just because some are more attractive than others. I wanted to acknowledge that if people don’t have a sex life, it’s not for some moral reason, it’s just because they’re ugly. Once you’ve said it, it sounds obvious, but I wanted to say it.” PeopleIfsSaidReasonHappensWantedSexSoundMoralNovelObviousUglyGravesThings HappenStatementsAcknowledgeAttractiveEnteringWorkforce Author:Michel Houellebecq
“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.” StillsPlayExistenceRolesNovel Author:Michel Houellebecq
“The great advantage of a novel is you can put in whatever comes into your head - it has the same shape as the human brain.” HumansBrainNovelShapesAdvantageHuman Brain Author:Michel Houellebecq
