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Michel Houellebecq Quotes

born 1956 France

Michel Houellebecq (born 26 February 1956), also known by his real name Michel Thomas, is a French author, filmmaker, and poet. His novels The Elementary Particles, Platform, and Submission have earned him an international reputation as a sulphurous provocateur, and are also seen as setting a new tone in French literature.

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[Y]ou get used to everything. No human force, not even fear, is stronger than habit.

I was very shocked that it was called a theory. It's not a theory, it's a fact.

You get used to terrorist attacks. France will hold on. The French will hold on, without even needing a “sursaut national,” a national pushback reflex. They’ll hold on because there’s no other way, and because you get used to everything. No human force, not even fear, is stronger than habit.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Michel Houellebecq (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.