BookBrief Logo
A Void
Goodreads ratings
3.79 / 5
Add to Your Library

Sign in to save this book to your reading lists

"A Void" Quotes

"A Void" is a lipogrammatic novel that tells a mysterious and haunting story entirely without using the letter 'e'.

Quotes

A lack of a particular thing is not simply nothing, but a void, a gap that cries out to be filled.

Georges Perec

absenceemptinesslonging

What you miss is not always what you thought you had.

Georges Perec

lossreflectionrealization

In this world, many things vanish, but that does not imply a loss of all.

Georges Perec

impermanencephilosophyhope

Words are powerful, but it is in their absence that we find true meaning.

Georges Perec

languagemeaningcommunication

A gap in words can say much more than a flood of vocabulary.

Georges Perec

silenceexpressionunderstanding

Avoiding a thing is not always a way to run from it; it’s a way to confront it without fear.

Georges Perec

courageavoidancefear

By filling voids, humans find comfort in an illusion of wholeness.

Georges Perec

illusioncomforthuman nature

It is not what is said, but what is unsaid that holds a world of truth.

Georges Perec

truthsilencecommunication

A void is not just an absence, but a space for possibilities.

Georges Perec

opportunitypotentialemptiness

To find what you lack, you must first understand why it is missing.

Georges Perec

self-discoveryunderstandingsearch