--- title: "2 Dead inside Quotes By Dawn French" description: "2 Dead inside quotes by Dawn French. Plus more from Dawn French and more Dead inside sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6bc/dawn-french-9147_quote_she-didn-t-know-that-i-was-dead-inside-t_670236.jpg" --- > [“She didn't know that I was dead inside, that I had ruled out the chance of joy ever again. Of that night and every other night to follow. I had fully settled into my unhappiness and wore it comfortably. So…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dawn-french/she-didn-t-know-that-i-was-dead-inside-that-i-had-ruled-out-the/) [Dawn French](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dawn-french/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6bc/dawn-french-9147_quote_she-didn-t-know-that-i-was-dead-inside-t_670236.jpg) > [“She didnt know that i was dead inside, that i had ruled out the chance of joy ever again. For that night and every night to follow. I had fully settled into my unhappiness and wore it comfortably”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dawn-french/she-didnt-know-that-i-was-dead-inside-that-i-had-ruled-out-the-chance/) [dawn french](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dawn-french/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/814/dawn-french-9147_dead-inside_she-didnt-know-that-i-was-dead-inside-th_1977060.jpg) ## More by Dawn French > [I think of myself now as a writer, although I wouldn't go as far as to say 'novelist' because that sounds like a Victorian…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dawn-french/i-think-of-myself-now-as-a-writer-although-i-wouldn-t-go-as-far-as-to/) [Dawn French](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dawn-french/) > [That's the awful thing about dating. Tight underwear. We would all like to be in a big bra and pants and when you are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dawn-french/that-s-the-awful-thing-about-dating-tight-underwear-we-would-all-like/) [Dawn French](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dawn-french/) > [That's the weird thing about not being married - you can't get regular kissing; you can't be guaranteed of it, and that's a great…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dawn-french/that-s-the-weird-thing-about-not-being-married-you-can-t-get-regular/) [Dawn French](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dawn-french/) > [Why would anyone want to be called a size zero or even aspire to being a zero? I don't even understand the thinking behind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dawn-french/why-would-anyone-want-to-be-called-a-size-zero-or-even-aspire-to/) [Dawn French](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dawn-french/) > [“Now, he numbly stands stock-still, in abject fear that this whole catastrophe may well be his doing.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dawn-french/now-he-numbly-stands-stock-still-in-abject-fear-that-this-whole/) [Dawn French](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dawn-french/) > [I do think you are supposed to go through wars with your child because otherwise the tearing apart that has to happen when they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dawn-french/i-do-think-you-are-supposed-to-go-through-wars-with-your-child/) [Dawn French](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dawn-french/) > [People need to learn to take everyone as they are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dawn-french/people-need-to-learn-to-take-everyone-as-they-are/) [Dawn French](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dawn-french/) > [If I were alive in Rubens's time, I'd be celebrated as a model. Kate Moss would be used as a paint brush.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dawn-french/if-i-were-alive-in-rubens-s-time-i-d-be-celebrated-as-a-model-kate/) [Dawn French](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dawn-french/) > [“We were a bit like bacon and eggs, where y'know, the chicken is involved, but the pig is really committed? I totally gave myself…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dawn-french/we-were-a-bit-like-bacon-and-eggs-where-y-know-the-chicken-is/) [Dawn French](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dawn-french/) > [Evolving into a middle-aged person is quite interesting if we can understand what it means. I would like to think it meant being a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dawn-french/evolving-into-a-middle-aged-person-is-quite-interesting-if-we-can/) [Dawn French](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dawn-french/) > [When I wrote 'Dear Fatty,' I realised that sitting and writing alone is an absolute joy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dawn-french/when-i-wrote-dear-fatty-i-realised-that-sitting-and-writing-alone-is/) [Dawn French](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dawn-french/) > [I have turned away from the thought of writing fiction in the past through what I suppose is, actually, fear. The direct, raw invitation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dawn-french/i-have-turned-away-from-the-thought-of-writing-fiction-in-the-past/) [Dawn French](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dawn-french/) > [I have had the unfortunate experience of having someone write an unauthorised biography of me. Half of it is lies and the other half…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dawn-french/i-have-had-the-unfortunate-experience-of-having-someone-write-an/) [Dawn French](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dawn-french/) > [I haven't really ever had to audition for anything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dawn-french/i-haven-t-really-ever-had-to-audition-for-anything/) [Dawn French](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dawn-french/) > [I want to do something where I play Judi Dench's younger sister or daughter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dawn-french/i-want-to-do-something-where-i-play-judi-dench-s-younger-sister-or/) [Dawn French](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dawn-french/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dead-inside/dawn-french/#itemlist", "name": "2 Dead inside Quotes By Dawn French", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“She didn't know that I was dead inside, that I had ruled out the chance of joy ever again. 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