--- title: "1 Pay Bare Quotes By Gail Honeyman" description: "1 Pay Bare quotes by Gail Honeyman. Plus more from Gail Honeyman and more Pay Bare sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a9/gail-honeyman-2909_humor_janey-was-planning-a-short-engagement-sh_805560.jpg" --- > [“Janey was planning a short engagement, she'd simpered, and so, of course, the inevitable collection for the wedding present would soon follow. Of all the compulsory financial contributions, that is the one that irks me most. Two people wander around…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gail-honeyman/janey-was-planning-a-short-engagement-she-d-simpered-and-so-of-course/) [Gail Honeyman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gail-honeyman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a9/gail-honeyman-2909_humor_janey-was-planning-a-short-engagement-sh_805560.jpg) ## More by Gail Honeyman > [This may sound strange, but although I feel like I know everything about my characters, the brand of shampoo they use, how many cavities…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gail-honeyman/this-may-sound-strange-but-although-i-feel-like-i-know-everything/) [Gail Honeyman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gail-honeyman/) > [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gail-honeyman/i-go-over-most-sundays-he-went-on-she-doesn-t-get-out-much-i-m-sure/) [Gail Honeyman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gail-honeyman/) > [“Men like Raymond, pedestrial dullards, would always be distracted by women who looked like her, having neither the wit nor the sophistication to see…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gail-honeyman/men-like-raymond-pedestrial-dullards-would-always-be-distracted-by/) [Gail Honeyman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gail-honeyman/) > [“nebulous and milky, like light from an old, old star.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gail-honeyman/nebulous-and-milky-like-light-from-an-old-old-star/) [Gail Honeyman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gail-honeyman/) > [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gail-honeyman/i-allowed-my-mind-to-wander-i-ve-found-this-to-be-a-very-effective/) [Gail Honeyman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gail-honeyman/) > [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gail-honeyman/some-people-weak-people-fear-solitude-what-they-fail-to-understand-is/) [Gail Honeyman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gail-honeyman/) > [“The moment hung in time like a drop of honey from a spoon, heavy, golden.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gail-honeyman/the-moment-hung-in-time-like-a-drop-of-honey-from-a-spoon-heavy-golden/) [Gail Honeyman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gail-honeyman/) > [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gail-honeyman/i-have-always-enjoyed-reading-but-i-ve-never-been-sure-how-to-select/) [Gail Honeyman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gail-honeyman/) > [“A human hand was exactly the right weight, exactly the right temperature for touching another person, I realized.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gail-honeyman/a-human-hand-was-exactly-the-right-weight-exactly-the-right/) [Gail Honeyman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gail-honeyman/) > [I know some writers are meticulous planners, but I'm not one of them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gail-honeyman/i-know-some-writers-are-meticulous-planners-but-i-m-not-one-of-them/) [Gail Honeyman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gail-honeyman/) > [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gail-honeyman/i-do-exist-don-t-i-it-often-feels-as-if-i-m-not-here-that-i-m-a/) [Gail Honeyman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gail-honeyman/) > [I wanted to show platonic friendship between men and women, because I think it is underutilised in fiction.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gail-honeyman/i-wanted-to-show-platonic-friendship-between-men-and-women-because-i/) [Gail Honeyman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gail-honeyman/) > [“When you're struggling hard to manage your own emotions, it becomes unbearable to have to witness other people's, to have to try and manage…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gail-honeyman/when-you-re-struggling-hard-to-manage-your-own-emotions-it-becomes/) [Gail Honeyman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gail-honeyman/) > [“It wasn't that you could take them for granted, as such - heaven knows, nothing can be taken for granted in this life -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gail-honeyman/it-wasn-t-that-you-could-take-them-for-granted-as-such-heaven-knows/) [Gail Honeyman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gail-honeyman/) > [“I'm responsible. I chose to put myself in a situation where I'm responsible, wanting to look after her, a small, dependent, vulnerable creature. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gail-honeyman/i-m-responsible-i-chose-to-put-myself-in-a-situation-where-i-m/) [Gail Honeyman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gail-honeyman/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/pay-bare/gail-honeyman/#itemlist", "name": "1 Pay Bare Quotes By Gail Honeyman", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Janey was planning a short engagement, she'd simpered, and so, of course, the inevitable collection for the wedding present would soon follow. Of all the compulsory financial contributions, that is the one that irks me most. Two people wander around John Lewis picking out lovely items for themselves, and then they make other people pay for them. 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