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Chris Cleave is a British author known for his engaging narrative style and profound insights into contemporary social issues. His works often focus on sports, family, and human emotions, which have won him a wide readership.

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Famous Chris Cleave Quotes

“It was the month of May and there was warm sunshine dripping through the holes between the clouds, like the sky was a broken blue bowl and a child was trying to keep honey in it.”

Trying May Children Sky Broken Months Blue Clouds Warm Holes Sunshine Honey Bowls Dripping

Book:Little Bee: A Novel

Source: Little Bee: A Novel

“They say that in the hour before an earthquake the clouds hang leaden in the sky, the winds slows to a hot breath, and the birds fall quiet in the trees of the town square. Yes but these are the same portents that precede lunchtime, frankly.”

Fall Hours Tree Sky Wind Quiet Bird Towns Hot Breaths Clouds Squares Earthquakes Lunchtime Portents

Book:Chris Cleave Ebook Boxed Set: Little Bee, Incendiary, Gold

Source: Chris Cleave Ebook Boxed Set: Little Bee, Incendiary, Gold

“Is it my fault if I do not look like an English girl and I do not talk like a Nigerian? Well, who says an English girl must have skin as pale as the clouds that float across her summers? Who says a Nigerian girl must speak in fallen English...?”

Ifs Wells Looks Girl Speak Summer Skins Faults Clouds Fallen Pale Floats

Book:Chris Cleave Ebook Boxed Set: Little Bee, Incendiary, Gold

Source: Chris Cleave Ebook Boxed Set: Little Bee, Incendiary, Gold

“You travel here and you travel there, trying to get out from under the cloud, and nothing works, and then one day you realize you've been carrying the weather around with you.”

Trying Realizing One Day Clouds Weather

Book:Little Bee: A Novel

Source: Little Bee: A Novel

About the Author

Born: 1973
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 111

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Chris Cleave Ebook Boxed Set: Little Bee, Incendiary, GoldRelated source material

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