"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."

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Source : "The passion killer" by Jonathan Romney, www.theguardian.com. June 15, 2000.

Michel Houellebecq

#Brain Quotes #Shapes Quotes #Advantage Quotes

“In contrast to the inorganic thereness of lifeless matter, living beings are not mere appearances. To be alive means to be possessed by an urge toward self-display which answers the fact of oneâ€™s own appearingness. Living thingsÂ make their appearanceÂ like actors on a stage set for them.”
“The education needs in Silicon Valley versus rural Iowa versus Tennessee are very different.”
“If one really wishes to know how justice is administered in a country, one does not question the policemen, the lawyers, the judges, or the protected members of the middle class. One goes to the unprotected - those, precisely, who need the law's protection most! - and listens to their testimony.”

Source : "No Name in the Street". Book by James A. Baldwin, 1972.
“You say to yourself: 'What could people, in all these countries, find in my books?' and yet I think we're all the same, anywhere. Everybody is a hero or a dramatic person in their own story if you just know where to look.”
“Documentaries are unpredictable. You never know what will turn up, and the drama occurs in real time. But if you listen to people, a narrative always emerges.”

Source : Source: blogs.indiewire.com
“The pride that keeps us from forgiving is the same pride which keeps us from accepting forgiveness.”
“I saw a dog in a cage. And that cage had a sign on it that said, 'I bite.' And I was like, 'That is good to know doggy, but that's not the most important thing about you. You should make a sign that says, 'I make signs.''”

Source : Twitter post from Apr 22, 2013
“I always wanted to be in the world of entertainment. I just love the idea of an audience being happy with what I am doing. Writing is showbusiness for shy people. That's how I see it.”

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