Quotes by Joris-Karl Huysmans, Là-Bas

Explore a curated collection of 5 quotes by Joris-Karl Huysmans, Là-Bas. Discover timeless wisdom, insightful thoughts, and memorable words that have inspired readers around the world. Browse through the gallery below and click on any quote to read more.

I marvel at the placidity of the Utopian who imagines that man is perfectible. There is no denying that the human creatu — Joris-Karl Huysmans, Là-Bas
The heart, said to be man’s noblest organ, has the same shape as the penis, commonly supposed the most ignoble; the symb — Joris-Karl Huysmans, Là-Bas
To love at a distance and without hope; never to possess; to dream chastely of pale charms and impossible kisses extingu — Joris-Karl Huysmans, Là-Bas
Really, when I think it over, literature has only one excuse for existing; it saves the person who makes it from the dis — Joris-Karl Huysmans, Là-Bas
Art and prayer are the only decent ejaculations of the soul. — Joris-Karl Huysmans, Là-Bas