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Simon Van Booy is a British writer born in 1975. His works are known for their concise language and profound emotions, which have won him a wide audience.

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Famous Simon Van Booy Quotes

“In the end I didn't know who I was crying for, but it was something my body wanted to do, as though trying to digest grief.”

Knows Trying Ends Body Wanted Grief Cry

Book:The Illusion of Separateness

Source: The Illusion of Separateness

“If there is such a thing as marriage, it takes place long before the ceremony; in a car on the way to the airport; or as a gray bedrooms fills with dawn, one lover watching the other; or as two strangers stand together in the rain with no bus in sight, arms weighed down with shopping bags. You don't know then. But later you realize - that was the moment.”

Ifs Knows Way Long Two Moments Together Realizing Car Arms Lovers Rain Sight Stranger Dawn Bags Gray Bus Shopping Bedroom Ceremony One Love Airports

Book:The Secret Lives of People in Love

Source: The Secret Lives of People in Love

“I didn’t know who she was, but I had this fire inside me for someone I knew existed.”

Knows Fire Fire Inside

Book:The Secret Lives of People in Love

Source: The Secret Lives of People in Love

“Whether you know it or not, we leave parts of ourselves wherever we go.”

Knows

Book:The Illusion of Separateness

Source: The Illusion of Separateness

“You can't put a price on the rituals of love, because you never know what will happen next. I suppose fear is part of the excitement and we can't have one without the other.”

Knows Happens Next Love Is Excitement Ritual

Book:The Secret Lives of People in Love

Source: The Secret Lives of People in Love

About the Author

Born: 1975
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 88

Books & Sources

The Secret Lives of People in LoveRelated source material

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Everything Beautiful Began AfterRelated source material

Love Begins in Winter: Five StoriesRelated source material

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The Secret Lives of People in Love: StoriesRelated source material

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