“My eye was drawn to a bright green hue, the same shade as a poisonous Amazonian frog, the tiny, delightfully deadly ones.” — Gail Honeyman Copy Share Image
“Janey was planning a short engagement, she'd simpered, and so, of course, the inevitable collection for the wedding present would soon follow.… — Gail Honeyman Copy Share Image
“I had no idea how to respond, and opted for a smile, which serves me well on most occasions (not if it's… — Gail Honeyman Copy Share Image
“I have often noticed that people who routinely wear sportswear are the least likely sort to participate in athletic activity.” — Gail Honeyman Copy Share Image
“There was nothing to tempt me from the choice of desserts, so I opted instead for a coffee, which was bitter and… — Gail Honeyman Copy Share Image
“She wasn't actually chewing gum, but her demeanor was very much that of a gum chewer.” — Gail Honeyman Copy Share Image
“In primary school, sports day was the one day of the year when the less academically gifted students could triumph...As if a… — Gail Honeyman Copy Share Image
“The gilded confines of the Beauty Hall were not my preferred habitat; like the chicken that had laid the eggs for my… — Gail Honeyman Copy Share Image
“I was in a fast-food restaurant for the first time in my adult life, an enormous and garish place just around the… — Gail Honeyman Copy Share Image
“I pondered what else I should take for him. Flowers seemed wrong; they're a love token, after all. I looked in the… — Gail Honeyman Copy Share Image
This may sound strange, but although I feel like I know everything about my characters, the brand of shampoo they use, how many cavities… — Gail Honeyman Copy Share Image
“I go over most Sundays,' he went on. 'She doesn't get out much - I'm sure she'd love to see a new face.' 'Even… — Gail Honeyman Copy Share Image
“Men like Raymond, pedestrial dullards, would always be distracted by women who looked like her, having neither the wit nor the sophistication to see… — Gail Honeyman Copy Share Image
“I allowed my mind to wander. I’ve found this to be a very effective way of passing the time; you take a situation or… — Gail Honeyman Copy Share Image
“Some people, weak people, fear solitude. What they fail to understand is that there’s something very liberating about it; once you realize that you… — Gail Honeyman Copy Share Image
“The moment hung in time like a drop of honey from a spoon, heavy, golden.” — Gail Honeyman Copy Share Image
“I have always enjoyed reading, but I've never been sure how to select appropriate material. There are so many books in the world--how do… — Gail Honeyman Copy Share Image
“A human hand was exactly the right weight, exactly the right temperature for touching another person, I realized.” — Gail Honeyman Copy Share Image
I know some writers are meticulous planners, but I'm not one of them. — Gail Honeyman Copy Share Image
“I do exist, don’t I? It often feels as if I’m not here, that I’m a figment of my own imagination. There are days… — Gail Honeyman Copy Share Image
I wanted to show platonic friendship between men and women, because I think it is underutilised in fiction. — Gail Honeyman Copy Share Image
