Sophie Hannah quotes
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“I never do enjoy my breaks, long or short...I look forward to them intensely, but as soon as they begin, I can feel them starting to end. I feel the temporariness of my freedom, and find it hard to concentrate on anything other than the sensation of it trickling away.”
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“Lies were lethal, however honourable the intentions of the liar. They deprived people of the opportunity to know the basic facts of their own lives.”
-- Sophie HannahSource : Sophie Hannah (2009). “Little Face: Culver Valley Crime”, p.105, Hachette UK
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“Most crime fiction plots are not ambitious enough for me. I want something really labyrinthine with clues and puzzles that will reward careful attention.”
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“I am a fellow commoner at Lucy Cavendish College. My husband used to be a lecturer at Leeds University, and we lived in Yorkshire for 11 years. When he gave up his job, we realised we could live wherever we liked.”
-- Sophie HannahSource : "Sophie Hannah: 'It's surprising how many poems turn out to be about sex'". Interview with Kate Kellaway, www.theguardian.com. April 19, 2014.
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“Cambridge is heaven, I am convinced it is the nicest place in the world to live. As you walk round, most people look incredibly bright, as if they are probably off to win a Nobel prize.”
-- Sophie HannahSource : "Sophie Hannah: 'It's surprising how many poems turn out to be about sex'". Interview with Kate Kellaway, www.theguardian.com. April 19, 2014.
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“I always notice the dysfunctional dynamic of human relationships because most places where you encounter it, people are trying to pretend it isnt happening.”
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“No one has been buried at Mill Road Cemetery in Cambridge, England, for many years, and so the place has a shady, overgrown magic about it.”
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“But we'll stumble on, she and I, into our messy future. And we'll have each other.”
-- Sophie HannahSource : Sophie Hannah (2009). “Little Face: Culver Valley Crime”, p.328, Hachette UK
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“We manufacture anger to give ourselves the illusion of power when we feel weak and helpless.”
-- Sophie HannahSource : Sophie Hannah (2011). “Lasting Damage: Culver Valley Crime”, p.49, Hachette UK
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“You can always, and easily, give somebody the gift of hope and faith, even in the midst of despair.”
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“Weak people always attack strong people - it's safer. It's weak people who are dangerous, who lash out uncontrollably and hurt you back. Stong people can walk away - no repercussions, you see, if you attack a stong person.”
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“I never write about CIA conspiracies or the FBI or mafia or anything like that because I just dont understand that world. But I think I do understand individual human harmfulness.”
-- Sophie HannahSource : "Sophie Hannah: 'I love being thought of firmly as a crime writer. I'm snobby about books that aren't crime fiction'". Interview with Alison Flood, www.theguardian.com. September 19, 2014.
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