I feel like I could devote myself to far more important things than writing novels. — Sally Rooney Copy Share Image
I find myself consistently drawn to writing about intimacy and the way we construct one another. — Sally Rooney Copy Share Image
A lot of people ask me, did debating help me as a writer, and I honestly don't know. — Sally Rooney Copy Share Image
I definitely don't aspire to writing that's 'timeless,' whatever that means. — 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… — Sally Rooney Copy Share Image
I gave myself the small task of writing honestly about the kind of life I knew. I believe there is some value… — Sally Rooney Copy Share Image
I was on the Internet a lot during my teenage years, and I think the influence of that kind of textuality on… — Sally Rooney Copy Share Image
I'm not writing to encourage people to read my book or even books in general. That's not my job. My job is… — Sally Rooney Copy Share Image
Writing in the first person, you immediately open yourself up to the idea that there's a connection between you and the narrator. — Sally Rooney Copy Share Image
There are a lot of experimental novels that test the boundaries of what the novel is, and 'Conversations' is not one of… — Sally Rooney Copy Share Image
I started writing 'Normal People' not knowing that anyone would read it, not knowing that anyone would read the first book, so… — Sally Rooney Copy Share Image
It's so difficult to be conscious of a development of a style. You find yourself writing in a certain style, and the… — 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
