Mark Haddon Quotes

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• And because there is something they can’t see people think it has to be special, because people always think there is something special about what… Always Think
• I do not tell lies. Mother used to say that this was because I was a good person. But it is not because I am… Good
• The word "metaphor" means carrying something from one place to another . . . and it is when you describe something by using a word… Apple
• At teenage parties he was always wandering into the garden, sitting on a bench in the dark . . . staring up at the constellations… Age
• But I said that you could still want something that is very unlikely to happen. Happen
• ..because when we look up into the sky at night there will be no darkness, just the blazing light of billions and billions of stars,… All
• Well, we're meant to be writing stories today, Meant
• ..and only sticks and stones can break my bones. Bones
• Everyone has learning difficulties, because learning to speak French or understanding relativity is difficult. Difficult
• I find people confusing. Confusing
• I like dogs. You always know what a dog is thinking. It has four moods. Happy, sad, cross and concentrating. Also, dogs are faithful and… Always Know
• Sometimes we get sad about things and we don't like to tell other people that we are sad about them. We like to keep it… Get Sad
• I want my name to mean me. Existentialism
• ... why I like timetables, because they make sure I don't get lost in time. Get Lost
• I do not like strangers because I do not like people I have never met before. They are hard to understand. Hard
• People say that you always have to tell the truth. But they do not mean this because you are not allowed to tell old people… Allowed
• What actually happens when you die is that your brain stops working and your body rots, like Rabbit did when he died and we buried… Actually Happens
• ...and I went into the garden and lay down and looked at the stars in the sky and made myself negligible. Down
• But in life you have to take lots of decisions and if you don't take decisions you would never do anything because you would spend… All
• And this shows that people want to be stupid and they do not want to know the truth. And it shows that something called Occam's… Absolutely

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