Muriel Barbery
Born: 01-01-1969
Muriel Barbery is a French novelist renowned for her elegant prose and philosophical insights. Born in 1969 in Casablanca, Morocco, she gained international acclaim with her bestselling novel "The Elegance of the Hedgehog." Before becoming a full-time writer, Barbery taught philosophy, a discipline that deeply influences her writing. Her works often explore themes of beauty, art, and the human condition, resonating with readers worldwide for their depth and poignancy.
Book summaries for books written by Muriel Barbery
Quotes
True elegance means exactly what it is: the elevation of our humanity.
Beauty is seldom soft or consolatory. Quite the contrary. Genuine beauty is always quite alarming.
Thinking is easy, acting is difficult, and to put one’s thoughts into action is the most difficult thing in the world.
People aim for the stars, and they end up like fish in a barrel. People endure insults undeservedly and foolish actions are justified!
Art is not a superior discipline but an alternative to the constraints of everyday life.
Feelings don't want to be felt.
Only by concentrating on useful, pragmatic things can one overcome the horror and absurdity of the situation.
Mad people either have no sense of humor or it's pathological.
We have to take advantage when luck smiles on us, and do everything we can to help it on its way.
All desire is a desire to be whole.
There's nothing more beautiful than what disappears before our very eyes.
Sometimes fate is like a small sandstorm that keeps changing directions. You change direction, but the sandstorm chases you. You turn again, but the storm adjusts. Over and over you play this out, like some ominous dance with death just before dawn.