"The Elegance of the Hedgehog" Quotes
A concierge and a twelve-year-old girl form an unexpected friendship through their shared love of philosophy and literature.
fiction | 287 pages | Published in 2013
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.
