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

— Michel Houellebecq

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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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