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Gillian Flynn is an American author known for her suspense novels. Her works are characterized by complex characters and tense plots, with her most famous novel being 'Gone Girl'.

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“I'm a huge fan of ghost stories, that sort of slow build, the suspense and the questioning about whether you're imagining something or if it's real.”

Ifs Real Stories Fans Huge Ghost Suspense Questioning Ghost Stories

Author:Gillian Flynn

“Sometimes if you let people do things to you, you're really doing it to them.”

People Ifs Sometimes

Book:Sharp Objects: A Novel

Source: Sharp Objects: A Novel

“I don't understand the point of being together if you're not the happiest.”

Ifs Together Happiness Being Together

Book:Gone Girl: A Novel

Source: Gone Girl: A Novel

“Sleep is like a cat: It only comes to you if you ignore it.”

Ifs Pain Sleep Cat Therapy Injury

Book:The Complete Gillian Flynn: Gone Girl, Dark Places, Sharp Objects

Source: The Complete Gillian Flynn: Gone Girl, Dark Places, Sharp Objects

“My mother had always told her kids: if you're about to do something, and you want to know if it's a bad idea, imagine seeing it printed in the paper for all the world to see.”

Ifs Knows World Want Ideas Kids Mother Imagine Seeing Paper Printed Bad Ideas

Book:Gone Girl: A Novel

Source: Gone Girl: A Novel

“He was one of those guys who'd pronounce I'm a hugger as he came at you, neglecting to ask if the feeling was mutual.”

Ifs Feelings Guy Asks Kissing Mutual Neglect Hug

Book:Gone Girl: A Novel

Source: Gone Girl: A Novel

“I am a cutter, you see. Also a snipper, a slicer, a carver, a jabber. I am a very special case. I have a purpose. My skin, you see, screams. It's covered with words - cook, cupcake, kitty, curls - as if a knife-wielding first-grader learned to write on my flesh. I sometimes, but only sometimes, laugh. Getting out of the bath and seeing, out of the corner of my eye, down the side of a leg: baby-doll. Pulling on a sweater, and in a flash of my wrist: harmful. Why these words?”

Source: The Novels of Gillian Flynn: Sharp Objects, Dark Places

“And if all of us are play-acting, there can be no such thing as a soul mate, because we don't have genuine souls.”

Ifs Soul Play Acting Genuine Mates Soul Mate

Book:Gone Girl: A Novel

Source: Gone Girl: A Novel

“The question I've asked more often during our marriage, if not out loud, if not to the person who could answer. I supposed these questions storm cloud over every marriage: What are you thinking how are you feeling? Who are you? What have we done to each other? What will we do?”

Ifs Thinking Persons Done Feelings Fear Answers Clouds Storm Loud Storm Clouds

Author:Gillian Flynn

About the Author

Born: February 24, 1971
Known for: Author
Quotes: 195

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