As a reader with next to no knowledge of classical mythology, I approached 'The Aeneid' just as I would a contemporary poem… — Sally Rooney Copy Share Image
I like Christianity. I'm a fan of Jesus and his whole philosophy but not the social teaching aspects of it, of course. — Sally Rooney Copy Share Image
“I lay there in the bath not thinking, not doing anything. After a few seconds, I heard her open the front door, and then… — Sally Rooney Copy Share Image
There are a lot of people who probably enjoyed 'Conversations with Friends' who are part of the system that is actively exploiting other people's… — Sally Rooney Copy Share Image
I would rather do two things really, really, really well than do 16 things and have 14 of them fail. — Sally Rooney Copy Share Image
When I'm writing something, everything falls into place. When I'm not writing, stuff keeps happening to me, and there's nowhere to put it all. — Sally Rooney Copy Share Image
I try to keep my sentences quite pared back. What I really want to do is observe people's relationships and interactions. I don't want… — Sally Rooney Copy Share Image
“Well, if that's suffering, he thinks, let me suffer. Yes. To love whoever I have left. And if ever I lose someone, let me… — Sally Rooney Copy Share Image
“I thought about all the things I had never told Nick about myself, and I started to feel better.” — Sally Rooney Copy Share Image
“All these people are suffering without the tools to end their own suffering. And we who have the tools refuse to do anything about… — Sally Rooney Copy Share Image
I couldn't quite get the hang of how to socialise as a teenager. I didn't really understand it. — Sally Rooney Copy Share Image
I'm very introverted. Easily a few days could go by where I would not really leave the house or talk to anybody other than… — Sally Rooney Copy Share Image
I'm not totally comfortable with the ways in which our culture monetises art and literature. — Sally Rooney Copy Share Image
