“It was a punishing whim on my part, a nasty, selfish twist of the knife.” — Gillian Flynn Copy Share Image
“Imagine the jacket copr: People behaved mostly well and then they died.” — Gillian Flynn Copy Share Image
I've always believed clear-eyed sobriety was for the harder hearted. — Gillian Flynn Copy Share Image
“Stay away from boys. They'll either throw rocks or look up your skirt.” — Gillian Flynn Boys Copy Share Image
“I take a giant breath, roll my anger up into a red rubber ball, and mentally kick it out into space.” — Gillian Flynn Anger Copy Share Image
I am not someone who has hobbies. I have tried knitting, and I can't figure it out. — Gillian Flynn Copy Share Image
“I thought being home might do you good, but … I forget sometimes parents aren’t always … good for their kids.” — Gillian Flynn Child Copy Share Image
“Do you ever feel like bad things are going to happen, and you can’t stop them? You can’t do anything, you just… — Gillian Flynn Copy Share Image
“He thought I’d be his best reporter, said I had a surprising mind. In my two years on the job I’d consistently… — Gillian Flynn Journalism Copy Share Image
I want books to give me insight into the way people's brains work and hearts work, and that's what engages me. — Gillian Flynn Book Copy Share Image
It seems like the darker the books are, the nicer the person is. People say it's the romance writers you've got to… — Gillian Flynn Books Copy Share Image
“I got it, Go said. Go home, fuck her brains out, then smack her with your penis and scream, There's some wood… — Gillian Flynn Copy Share Image
“My dad had limitations. That's what my good-hearted mom always told us. He had limitations, but he meant no harm. It was… — Gillian Flynn Abuse Copy Share Image
“It felt almost enjoyable, like gnawing on a cuticle: You know you should stop, that it doesnt really feel as good as… — Gillian Flynn Copy Share Image
“The Victorians, especially southern Victorians, needed a lot of room to stray away from each other, to duck tuberculosis and flu, to… — Gillian Flynn Victorians Copy Share Image
“The actual stuff my family owned, those boxes under my stairs, I can't quite bear to look at. I like other people's… — Gillian Flynn Copy Share Image
“I suppose it's not a compromise if only one of you considers it such, but that was what our compromises tended to… — Gillian Flynn Compromise Copy Share Image
“You think you know the answer, you’re going to find peace? Like knowing is somehow going to fix you? You think after… — Gillian Flynn Peace Copy Share Image
“Sleep is like a cat: It only comes to you if you ignore it. I drank more and continued my mantra. 'Stop… — Gillian Flynn Alcohol Copy Share Image
“But in truth, I think she’s always had more problems with children than she’d ever admit. I think, in fact, she hates… — Gillian Flynn Children Copy Share Image
“It really is true. It took this awful situation for us to realize it. Nick and I fit together. I am a… — Gillian Flynn Copy Share Image
“You know what I was about to say? I was about to say I don't know what to believe anymore. And then… — Gillian Flynn Movie Copy Share Image
“The rug says: All Are Friends Who Enter Here. It is from Costco. I have learned about bulk shopping in my four… — Gillian Flynn Bulk Copy Share Image
I feel myself trying to be charming, and then I realize I’m obviously trying to be charming, and then I try to… — Gillian Flynn Copy Share Image
I think it's a very female trait to want to please men and to want to be considered the Cool Girl. And… — Gillian Flynn Copy Share Image
“That night at the Brooklyn party, I was playing the girl who was in style, the girl a man like Nick wants:… — Gillian Flynn Cool girl Copy Share Image
“I spent the rest of my day picturing how I’d kill Amy. It was all I could think of: finding a way… — Gillian Flynn Five senses Copy Share Image
“Committing to Nick, feeling safe with Nick, being happy with Nick, made me realize that there was a Real Amy in there,… — Gillian Flynn Copy Share Image
To refuse has so many more consequences than submitting. — Gillian Flynn Consequence Copy Share Image
“This is the unforgiving light of the morning, time to drop the illusion.” — Gillian Flynn Illusion Copy Share Image
How do you keep safe when your whole day is as wide and empty as the sky? — Gillian Flynn Copy Share Image
I've suffered betrayal with all five senses. For over a year. — Gillian Flynn Betrayal Copy Share Image
“Love should require both partners to be very best at all times.” — Gillian Flynn Love Copy Share Image
“Amy Elliot Dunne is like a yeti - coveted and folkloric - ...” — Gillian Flynn Yeti Copy Share Image
