I was very lucky to grow up in a household that really valued storytelling and didn't find it frivolous. — Gillian Flynn Family Copy Share Image
A great thriller, to me, is more about creating a sense of unease: a queasiness that comes with knowing something is not… — Gillian Flynn Copy Share Image
“I mean I would rather be a librarian but I worry about the job security, books may be temporary dicks are forever.” — Gillian Flynn Books Copy Share Image
“And it’s so far beyond fine that you know you can never go back to fine. That fast. You think: Oh, here… — Gillian Flynn Copy Share Image
“She'll never really let me go. She likes the game too much." "Then stop playing it.” — Gillian Flynn Game Copy Share Image
“Like walking through a door. Our relationship immediately attained a sepia tone: the past.” — Gillian Flynn Relationship Copy Share Image
“Good catch," Tanner said. "Next time do it before it comes out of your mouth.” — Gillian Flynn Copy Share Image
“I’ve never understood why that’s considered a compliment—that just anyone could like you.” — Gillian Flynn Copy Share Image
“Partia do princípio de que tudo de mau no mundo podia acontecer, porque tudo o que havia de mau no mundo já… — Gillian Flynn Amor Copy Share Image
“Cameras flashed. I turned away and saw spots. It was surreal. That’s what people always say to describe moments that are merely… — Gillian Flynn Copy Share Image
“You do realize, that if you actually dated her, saw her on a regular basis, lived with her, that she would find… — Gillian Flynn Copy Share Image
“She had perfect skin, so free of blotches or wrinkles, her face so perfect and character-free she could have just popped out… — Gillian Flynn Copy Share Image
“because for Amy, love was like drugs or booze or porn: There was no plateau. Each exposure needed to be more intense… — Gillian Flynn Intense Copy Share Image
A really great popcorn movie is extremely hard to pull off. A really great popcorn book is equally hard to pull off,… — Gillian Flynn Book Copy Share Image
“How do you know you're not Cool Girl? Because he says things like: 'I like strong women.' If he says that to… — Gillian Flynn Copy Share Image
“We could leave the country if you want. Live in Spain, Italy, wherever you like, spend our days eating mangoes in the… — Gillian Flynn Copy Share Image
“I regretted what a serious teenager I'd been: There were no posters of pop stars or favorite movies, no girlish collection of… — Gillian Flynn Favorite movie Copy Share Image
“I was told love should be unconditional. That's the rule, everyone says so. But if love has no boundaries, no limits, no… — Gillian Flynn Love Copy Share Image
“I really hope you like this," he says again, and flings open the door. It's a glass room, a greenhouse, I realize.… — Gillian Flynn Flower Copy Share Image
“At some point, Len was going to make a real pass at her, forcing her to make a real decision, and the… — Gillian Flynn Coyote Copy Share Image
“She had what the Victorians would call a finely shaped head . You could imagine the skull quite easily. I'd know her… — Gillian Flynn Psychology Copy Share Image
“You stopped loving me. We're a sick, fucking toxic Möbius strip, Amy. We weren't ourselves when we fell in love, and when… — Gillian Flynn Love Copy Share Image
“The Amy of today was abrasive enough to want to hurt, sometimes. I speak specifically of the Amy of today, who was… — Gillian Flynn Copy Share Image
“But I felt it now. Something was wrong, right here, very horribly wrong. I could picture Bob Nash sitting on the edge… — Gillian Flynn Little girl Copy Share Image
“My story would satisfy Desi's craving for ruined women -- I was now the most damaged of them all.” — Gillian Flynn Copy Share Image
“Nothing had consequence, I was living in the moment and I could feel myself getting shallower and dumber.” — Gillian Flynn Consequence Copy Share Image
“How do you keep safe when your whole day is as wide and empty as the sky? Anything could happen.” — Gillian Flynn Copy Share Image
You have to be pretty selfless to have a child, who doesn't give a lot back to you. — Gillian Flynn Copy Share Image
Sometimes I think I won't ever feel safe until I can count my last days on one hand. — Gillian Flynn Fear Copy Share Image
“You know, all through the centuries, pathetic men have abused strong women who threaten their masculinity,” — Gillian Flynn Copy Share Image
“I would rather be a librarian, but I worry about the job security. Books may be temporary; dicks are forever.” — Gillian Flynn Books Copy Share Image
“It had gotten to the point where it seemed like nothing matters, because I’m not a real person and neither is anyone… — Gillian Flynn Copy Share Image
I love a good worst-case scenario. My brain just kind of works that way. I like that idea of how much a… — Gillian Flynn Brain Copy Share Image
“I knew I liked her then, really liked her, this girl with an explanation for everything.” — Gillian Flynn Copy Share Image
Give me a man with a little fight in him, a man who calls me on my bullshit. (But who also kind… — Gillian Flynn Bullshit Copy Share Image
“Sometimes I think illness sits inside every woman, waiting for the right moment to bloom.” — Gillian Flynn Copy Share Image
“When a child knows that young that her mother doesn't care for her, bad things happen.” — Gillian Flynn Copy Share Image
I do love 'The Turn of the Screw' - I just think that one's always so disturbing. — Gillian Flynn Copy Share Image
“Here in Missouri, the women shop at Target, they make diligent, comforting meals, they laugh about how little high school Spanish they… — Gillian Flynn High school Copy Share Image
Some of the most disturbing, sick relationships I've witnessed are between long-time friends, and especially mothers and daughters. — Gillian Flynn Children Copy Share Image
