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Gabrielle Zevin, born on October 24, 1977, is an American author whose works span across various genres, including novels, young adult literature, and adult fiction. She is admired for her unique narrative style and profound humanistic concerns.

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Famous Gabrielle Zevin Quotes

“Daddy always said you only explained things to the people that actually mattered.”

People Said Daddy

Book:All These Things I've Done

Source: All These Things I've Done

“I let myself feel good and sorry for myself, but only for a second. Daddy always said that the most useless of all human emotions was self-pity.”

Feels Humans Said Self Emotion Sorry Pity Feel Good Useless Daddy Self Pity Human Emotions

Book:All These Things I've Done

Source: All These Things I've Done

“Tragedy is when someone ends up dead. Everything else is just a bump in the road. For the record, that was something Daddy used to say.”

Ends Used Records Tragedy Daddy Bumps Bumps In The Road

Author:Gabrielle Zevin

“It's a weakness to apologize before hearing what the other person's grievances are. You don't want to end up creating new grievances where there were none to begin with. Another Daddy-ism, if you hadn't already guessed.”

Ifs Want Persons Ends Creating Weakness Hearing Apologizing Daddy Grievance Isms

Book:All These Things I've Done

Source: All These Things I've Done

“Daddy always said the only thing worth begging for was your life, but maybe he was wrong. Maybe sometimes your love is a little bit worth begging for, too.”

Littles Said Sometimes Bits Love Is Little Bit Daddy Begging

Book:All These Things I've Done

Source: All These Things I've Done

“Daddy always said that an option that you know to have a bad outcome is only a fool's option, i.e., not an option at all. And I liked to think that Daddy hadn't raised a fool.”

Thinking Knows Said Fool Raised Outcomes Daddy

Book:All These Things I've Done

Source: All These Things I've Done

“Daddy once said, "If you don't know what you believe, Annie, you'll be a lost soul.”

Ifs Knows Believe Said Soul Lost Daddy Lost Souls Annie

Author:Gabrielle Zevin

About the Author

Born: October 24, 1977
Known for: Author
Quotes: 249

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Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and TomorrowRelated source material

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All These Things I've DoneRelated source material

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The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry: A NovelRelated source material

Memoirs of a Teenage AmnesiacRelated source material

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All These Things I've Done: A NovelRelated source material

Because It Is My BloodRelated source material

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