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Cecelia Ahern is an Irish novelist born on September 30, 1981. Her works are known for their warmth, humor, and profound emotional depth, which have won her a wide fan base.

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“We don't realize what a privilege it is to grow old with someone.”

Grows Realizing Privilege I Don't Love You

Author:Cecelia Ahern

“She wanted to be irresponsible, she wanted to be looked after, to be told that she didn't have to worry about a thing and that someone else would take care of everything. How easy life would be without having grown-up problems to worry about. And then she could grow up all over again.”

Problem Would Be Care Wanted Grows Easy Worry Growing Up Take Care Irresponsible Easy Life

Author:Cecelia Ahern

“What is it with science these days? Everyone is so quick to believe in it, in all these new scientific discoveries, new pills for this, new pills for that. Get thinner, grow hair, yada, yada, yada, but when it requires a little faith in something you all go crazy.' He shook his head, 'If miracles had chemical equations then everyone would believe.”

Ifs Believe Littles Science Grows Crazy Hair Discovery Miracle These Days Chemicals Equations Pills Scientific Discovery Little Faith

Book:The Gift

Source: The Gift

“We're so arrogant, aren't we? So afraid of age, we do everything we can to prevent it. We don't realize what a privilege it is to grow old with someone. Someone who doesn't drive you to commit murder or doesn't humiliate you beyond repair.”

Age Grows Realizing Love You Murder Privilege Commit Arrogant I Love You Humiliate I Don't Love You

Author:Cecelia Ahern

“As the rain falls and the sun shines, they grow, grow, grow; minds so open, they go through life aware and accepting, seeing light where there's dark, seeing possibility in dead ends, tasting victory as others spit out failure, questioning where others accept. Just a little less jaded, a little less cynical.”

Mind Littles Ends Light Fall Grows Dark Accepting Sun Seeing Possibility Victory Rain Shining Cynical Questioning Spit Tasting Dead Ends Jaded Sun Shines

Author:Cecelia Ahern

“I love it here in Boston and I love studying medicine. But it’s not home. Dublin is home. Being back with you felt like home. I miss my best friend. I’ve met some great guys here, but I didn’t grow up with any of them playing cops and robbers in my back garden. I don’t feel like they are real friends. I haven’t kicked them in the shins, stayed up all night on Santa watch with them, hung from trees pretending to be monkeys, played hotel, or laughed my heart out as their stomachs were pumped. It’s kind of hard to beat that.”

“Children need close friends to help them grow up, to discover things about themselves and about life. They also need close friends to keep them sane”

Needs Children Helping Grows Growing Up Sane Close Friends

Book:Rosie Dunne

Source: Rosie Dunne

“Katie is like my calendar, watching her grow and change. She is growing up so fast, learning to have opinions of her own, learning that I don’t have the answers to everything. And the moment a child begins to understand that, you know you’re in trouble.”

Knows Children Moments Grows Answers Opinion Growing Up Growing Trouble Calendars Katie

Book:Rosie Dunne

Source: Rosie Dunne

“Two lost things that had survived the seas and arrived on a coastline. What did they do? They implanted themselves in the sand and grew into trees and lined the beaches. Sometimes a lot can come of being all washed up. You can really grow.”

Two Sometimes Lost Grows Tree Sea Grew Beach Sand Survived Coastline Lost Things

Author:Cecelia Ahern

“It's like my garden, love. Everything grows. Including love. And with that growing everyday how can you expect missing her to ever fade away? Everything builds, including our ability to cope with it. That's how we keep going.”

Grows Ability Growing Missing Garden Everyday Including Keep Going Fades Fade Away Garden Love Missing Her

Author:Cecelia Ahern

“Every small thing grows when you nurture it, Rosie. Love is just the same. But if that is making you miserable then, leave and find something else that brings you happiness you deserve to feel.”

Ifs Feels Grows Love Is Deserve Miserable Nurture Small Things Rosie

Book:Rosie Dunne

Source: Rosie Dunne

“There's no limit to what you can dream. You expect the unexpected, you believe in magic, in fairy tales, and in possibilities. Then you grow older and that innocence is shattered and somewhere along the way the reality of life gets in the way and you're hit by the realization that you can't be all you wanted to be, you just might have to settle for a little bit less.”

Source: Rosie Dunne

About the Author

Born: September 30, 1981
Known for: Novelist
Quotes: 311

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