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David Peace is a British writer renowned for his fiction and non-fiction works. Born in 1967, Peace has made a name for himself with his distinctive narrative style, which intertwines historical and contemporary themes. His writing frequently examines the intricacies of human nature and societal issues.

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Famous David Peace Quotes

“It’s a big black bloody world full of a million black and bloody hells, and when those hells collide it’s time for us to sit up and take fucking notice.”

Hell Despair Corruption Hopelessness Self Destruction

Book:Nineteen Eighty

Source: Nineteen Eighty

“I lit my last cigarette and said my little prayers. Clare, here’s one for you. Susan, here’s one for you. Jeanette, here’s one for you. Paula, they’re all for you. And the unborn. I sat there, singing along to The Little Drummer Boy, with those far off days, those days of grace, coming down. Waiting for the blue lights. Ninety miles an hour.”

Despair Suicide Revenge Prayers

Book:Nineteen Seventy-Four

Source: Nineteen Seventy-Four

“For the first time my prayers were not for me but for everyone else, that all of those things in my notebooks, on all of those tapes, in all of those envelopes and bags in my room, that none of them were true, that the dead were alive and the lost were found, and that all of those lives could be lived anew.”

Death Hope Prayer Despair Living

Book:Nineteen Seventy-Four

Source: Nineteen Seventy-Four

“For the first time my prayers were not for me but for everyone else, that the dead were alive and the lost were found, and that all those lives could be lived anew.”

Death Hope Lost Despair Prayers

Book:Nineteen Seventy-Four

Source: Nineteen Seventy-Four

“The things I saw and things I missed- The many, many bloody things I fucking missed- It’s just another morning; another morning when I wish I wasn’t here.”

Regret Despair Depression Suicidal

Book:The Damned Utd

Source: The Damned Utd

“But there are tears in my eyes and then I can’t stop crying, stood there on that practice pitch in the dark, the tears rolling down my bloody cheeks, for once in my fucking life glad that I’m alone.”

Tears Emotional Despair Alone Crying

Book:The Damned Utd

Source: The Damned Utd

“Nodding and laughing- Really, really laughing- The guards too. Laughing and nodding and blinking and patting down his hair, the spittle on his chin- Michael John Myshkin, murderer of children is laughing- Spittle on his chin, tears on his cheeks.”

Despair Guilt Innocence Prisoner Murderers

Book:Nineteen Eighty Three

Source: Nineteen Eighty Three

“Battering down doors, battering down people, kicking in doors, kicking in people, searching for her, searching for me.”

Lost Crazy Despair Searching Going Mad

Book:Nineteen Seventy Seven

Source: Nineteen Seventy Seven

About the Author

Born: 1967
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 39

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