"I found out early that you can throw yourself away, missing what you've lost."

--

Source : Tana French (2008). “The Likeness: Dublin Murder Squad: 2”, p.51, Hachette UK

Tana French

#Missing Quotes #Lost Quotes #Found Quotes

“Don't say Aretha is making a comeback, because I've never been away!”
“I have a great deal of difficulty with those who live in a hugely prosperous country telling people in the developing world that they should be deprived of a critical source of energy.”
“A first novel of astonishing force, craft and beauty, The Headmaster's Wager conjures up a dizzyingly evocative wartime Saigon in the story of Percival Chen, a Chinese schoolmaster in Vietnam. This extraordinary book made me weep. Read it.”
“We suffer from a repression of the sublime.”
“No matter how expert you may be, well-designed checklists can improve outcomes.”
“Our defense is in the preservation of the spirit which prizes liberty as a heritage of all men, in all lands, everywhere. Destroy this spirit and you have planted the seeds of despotism around your own doors.”
“As an actress, you get to basically be your character.”
“And even in the hatred of the majority, there's a kind of triumph because I know that, although they'd never admit it, they secretly respect me.”

Source : John Osborne (1958). “Three Plays”

You may also like:

Donna Tartt
Writer
Gillian Flynn
Author
Ian Rankin
Crime writer
Karin Slaughter
Writer
Laura Lippman
Author
Louise Penny
Author
Maria Semple
Novelist
Megan Abbott
Author
Sophie Hannah
Poet