Cecelia Ahern

Truth is, something that I thought was perfect was taken away from me, and I never wanted perfect again. I wanted middle…

— Cecelia Ahern

There were hundreds of them spread across the floor, each telling its own tale of triumph or sadness, each letter representing a…

— Cecelia Ahern

Although when I start a novel I know how it will begin and end, I like to let the people within the…

— Cecelia Ahern

People forget they have options. And they forget that those things really don't matter. They should concentrate on what they have and…

— Cecelia Ahern

“Explaining one's recent loss as more of a continuous journey rather than a dead end, giving one of the invaluable opportunity to…

— Cecelia Ahern

I lost my dad. He lost his tomorrows and I lost all the tomorrows with him. You could say that now, I…

— Cecelia Ahern

Somewhere along the way, without me even noticing, I grew up Alex. For once, I couldn’t take advice from anyone around me…

— Cecelia Ahern

You have the rest of your lives to catch up together. After all, soulmates always end up together. [...] Ey-girlfriends are easily…

— Cecelia Ahern

“(...) every single person, has a story to tell. Every single ordinary person has an extraordinary story. We might all think that…

— Cecelia Ahern

“If you can't put magnolia on a wall then there are always a million other colors you can use, if you can't…

— Cecelia Ahern

It’s hard for everyone isn’t it? Anyone who says it’s easy is a liar. There’s this huge divide between me and Alex…

— Cecelia Ahern

This house isn't mine anymore, but the memories are; the memories can't be sold. The building that housed my once-upon-a-time dreams stands…

— Cecelia Ahern

“Some people go through life searching and never find their soul mates. They never do. You and I did, we just happened…

— Cecelia Ahern

“It's funny because when you're a child, you believe you can be anything you want to be, go wherever you want to…

— Cecelia Ahern

“Stars are like people,.. just because they appear to emerge from the same point doesn't mean that they do. This is an…

— Cecelia Ahern

Alone because love was one of those feelings that you could never have control of. And she needed to be in control.…

— Cecelia Ahern

“Ruby: You can put whatever name you like on it but at the end of the day a missed opportunity is a…

— Cecelia Ahern

“He was comparing you to the butterflies that you both adore and cherish, and he said you were special for the same…

— Cecelia Ahern

Write what's up there." Sister Ignatius pointed at her temple. "As a great man once said, this is a secret garden. We've…

— Cecelia Ahern

oh well, is it hurting anyone? Because if its not and you’ve been given it, I’d as soon stop calling it a…

— Cecelia Ahern

In truth, we're all just pottering, filling the time that we have here, only we like to make ourselves feel bigger by…

— Cecelia Ahern

Some people go through life searching and never find their soul mates. They never do. You and I did, we just happened…

— Cecelia Ahern

I write about emotions - falling in and out of love, finding what you want to do, no matter where you are…

— Cecelia Ahern

“Anyway, my point is (I know, I know, there is one), I don’t want to be one of those easily forgotten people,…

— Cecelia Ahern

“Above Constance's desk were nude photographs of women in 1930s France, draped in provocative poses. She had put them there for Bob's…

— Cecelia Ahern

Children need close friends to help them grow up, to discover things about themselves and about life. They also need close friends…

— Cecelia Ahern

But where pain was, healing could come; where loneliness was, new relationships could be formed; where rejection was, new love could be…

— Cecelia Ahern

“I never wanted anything new; from the age of ten, I was convinced that you couldn't replace what was lost. I insisted…

— Cecelia Ahern

This story is about people,secrets and time.About people who, not unlike parcels,hide secrets,who cover themselves with layers until they present themselves to…

— Cecelia Ahern

More often than not, the easy decisions are the wrong decisions, and sometimes we feel like we're going backward when we're actually…

— Cecelia Ahern

Being the best was as equal to being in the middle, which was equal to being the worst. All were merely a…

— Cecelia Ahern

“...sometimes it's best not to know, because even when you know, it doesn't matter anyway. Ignorance is bliss. Knowledge is often a…

— Cecelia Ahern

Two lost things that had survived the seas and arrived on a coastline. What did they do? They implanted themselves in the…

— Cecelia Ahern

Don't force yourself to write. Some people can write a novel in a few months, whereas for others it can take over…

— Cecelia Ahern

She wanted to be irresponsible, she wanted to be looked after, to be told that she didn't have to worry about a…

— Cecelia Ahern

“At moments when life is at its worst there are two things that you can do: 1. Breakdown, lose hope and refuse…

— Cecelia Ahern

Katie is like my calendar, watching her grow and change. She is growing up so fast, learning to have opinions of her…

— Cecelia Ahern

I'm never overwhelmed or under it either; just nicely whelmed. I'm OK. Nothing spectacular but sometimes special. I look in the mirror…

— Cecelia Ahern

I always take a story that's kind of out there, like an urban myth. I take some possibility that people imagine, that…

— Cecelia Ahern

After having my baby I felt like I'd been introduced to my life, I slowed down, I paid more attention to simple…

— Cecelia Ahern