Butor Quotes & Sayings

Oh, that sounds like too — Gillian Flynn

I never did very well in math-I could never seem to persuade the teacher that I hadn't meant my answers literally. — Calvin Trillin

Every word written is a victory against Death. — Michel Butor

Novel is a particular form of narrative./ And narrative is a phenomenon which extends considerably beyond the scope of literature; it is one of the essential constituents of our understanding of reality. From the time we begin to understand language until our death, we are perpetually surrounded by narratives, first of all in our family, then at school, then through our encounters with people and reading.
- The Novel as Research. (1968) — Michel Butor

Death changes nothing but the mask that covers our faces. — Khalil Gibran

The emergence of consciousness, like the unfolding of a leaf, relies upon restraint. — Peter Atkins

Behavior is what a man does, not what he thinks, feels, or believes. — Emily Dickinson