"I've lived so little that I tend to imagine I'm not going to die; it seems improbable that human existence can be reduced to so little; one imagines, in spite of oneself, that sooner or later something is bound to happen. A big mistake. A life can just as well be both empty and short. The days slip by indifferently, leaving neither trace nor memory; and then all of a sudden they stop."

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Source : Michel Houellebecq (2011). “Whatever: A Novel”, p.46, Profile Books

Michel Houellebecq

#Memories Quotes #Mistake Quotes #Leaving Quotes

“Before the Beginning was a Cause and the entire purpose of the Cause was the creation of effect,”
“Thank God, it is over, that I have seen it and am able to tell it to the world.”

Source : George Catlin (1841). “The Manners, Customs, and Condition of the North-American Indians, by Geo. Catlin: With Four Hundred Illustrations, Etched and Outlined, from His Original Paintings Now Exhibiting in His Indian Museum, Egyptian Hall, London”, p.155
“Affirmative action has been generally cast in terms of race. I think women themselves are not as cognizant of the role affirmative action has played in opening the doors for women.”
“This is a source of much embarrassment and puzzlement to me about myself. (It) probably requires psychoanalysis of why there is this aberration in my life. The rest of my conduct, I think you will agree, is not reflective of my driving record, and I apologized for it.”
“A lot of people have been hyped up to be great but just disappeared. I promised myself I wouldn't be one of them.”
“Mastery of awareness requires that you never take personal offense.”
“I have a positive core, and what I'm doing for music and Earth and the people is more living and less critical thinking.”
“I'm really good at mini-golf. You know, maybe not big person golf, but little person golf.”

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