Quotes About Joris-Karl Huysmans

But that which remains for ever incomprehensible is the initial horror, the horror imposed on each of us, of having to live, and that is a mystery no philosophy can explain.

This imbecile sentimentality, combined with a ferociously practical sense, represented the dominant motive of the age.

In the matter of animals I love only cats, but I love them unreasonably for their qualities and in spite of their numerous faults. I have only one, but I could not live without a cat.