Famous Quotes by Michel Houellebecq

“The absence of the will to live is, alas, not sufficient to make one want to die.”

Life is a long series of humiliations.

We are condemned to love each other, but we have no idea how.

Modern society is sick because it doesn't have any values left.

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.

Love is the only thing that really matters, the only thing that can save us from the horrors of existence.

We live in a world where it is more and more difficult to believe in anything.

The future is already here; it’s just not very evenly distributed.

Everything is possible in a universe that has no purpose.

The only thing that really matters is human relationships.

When you live in a world where everything is easy, it’s easy to lose sight of what really matters.

The question of how to live in a world without love is the great question of our time.

In the end, everything is a question of love.

To love is to lose control.

Happiness is a form of talent.

If we are unable to live in a spirit of love, then we must at least attempt to live in a spirit of respect.

The society we live in is not just wrong, it is also laughably ridiculous.

To think that one can be happy in this world is an illusion.

All of life is an attempt to return to the ideal moment of childhood.

Art is a way to escape the absurdity of life.

Perhaps the greatest secret of life is that it has no secret.