“I ached once, hard, like a period typed at the end of a sentence.”
Source: The Novels of Gillian Flynn: Sharp Objects, Dark Places
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“Safer to be feared than loved.”
Source: The Complete Gillian Flynn: Gone Girl, Dark Places, Sharp Objects
“Problems always start long before you really, really see them.”
Source: The Novels of Gillian Flynn: Sharp Objects, Dark Places
“To spend a life in dreams, that sounded too lovely.”
Source: The Novels of Gillian Flynn: Sharp Objects, Dark Places
“I just think some women aren't made to be mothers. And some women aren't made to be daughters.”
Source: Sharp Objects: A Novel
“A child weaned on poison considers harm a comfort.”
Source: The Complete Gillian Flynn: Gone Girl, Dark Places, Sharp Objects
“It's impossible to compete with the dead. I wished I could stop trying.”
Source: The Complete Gillian Flynn: Gone Girl, Dark Places, Sharp Objects
Source: Sharp Objects: A Novel
Source: The Novels of Gillian Flynn: Sharp Objects, Dark Places
Source: The Novels of Gillian Flynn: Sharp Objects, Dark Places
Source: The Novels of Gillian Flynn: Sharp Objects, Dark Places
“I've always believed clear-eyed sobriety was for the harder hearted.”
Source: Sharp Objects: A Novel
“To refuse has so many more consequences than submitting.”
Source: Sharp Objects: A Novel
“How do you keep safe when your whole day is as wide and empty as the sky?”
Source: The Novels of Gillian Flynn: Sharp Objects, Dark Places
Source: The Complete Gillian Flynn: Gone Girl, Dark Places, Sharp Objects
Source: Dark Places: A Novel
Source: Gone Girl: A Novel
Source: Sharp Objects: A Novel
Source: The Novels of Gillian Flynn: Sharp Objects, Dark Places
“Nick is like a good stiff drink: He gives everything the correct perspective.”
Source: The Complete Gillian Flynn: Gone Girl, Dark Places, Sharp Objects
Source: Gone Girl: A Novel
“She released her grievances like handfuls of birdseed: They are there, and they are gone.”
Source: Gone Girl: A Novel
“Don't be discouraged - every relationship you have is a failure, until you find the right one.”
Source: The Complete Gillian Flynn: Gone Girl, Dark Places, Sharp Objects
“I've suffered betrayal with all five senses. For over a year.”
Source: The Complete Gillian Flynn: Gone Girl, Dark Places, Sharp Objects
“Republicans go to Sam’s Club, Democrats go to Costco.”
Source: Gone Girl: A Novel
Source: The Complete Gillian Flynn: Gone Girl, Dark Places, Sharp Objects
“I had no sympathy for drama queens.”
Source: Gone Girl: A Novel
“Worries find you easily enough without inviting them.”
Source: Dark Places: A Novel
“Ironic people always dissolve when confronted with earnestness, it's their kryptonite”
Source: The Complete Gillian Flynn: Gone Girl, Dark Places, Sharp Objects
“I would have done anything to feel real again.”
Source: Gone Girl: A Novel
“I feel like I need to give people a note with the book that says, 'I'm OK, no worries!'”
“I'm all for whatever transitions the book properly to a movie.”
“I'm a true-crime addict. It's not something I'm particularly proud of, but I can't stop.”
Source: Gone Girl: A Novel
“Sometimes I think I won't ever feel safe until I can count my last days on one hand.”
Source: The Novels of Gillian Flynn: Sharp Objects, Dark Places