All Sophie Hannah Quotes
- We manufacture anger to give ourselves the illusion of power when we feel weak and helpless. Anger
- But we'll stumble on, she and I, into our messy future. And we'll have each other. Each
- Lies were lethal, however honourable the intentions of the liar. They deprived people of the opportunity to know the basic facts of their own lives. Basic
- I never do enjoy my breaks, long or short...I look forward to them intensely, but as soon as they begin, I can feel them starting… Begin
- Weak people always attack strong people - it's safer. It's weak people who are dangerous, who lash out uncontrollably and hurt you back. Stong people… Always Attack
- You can always, and easily, give somebody the gift of hope and faith, even in the midst of despair. Despair
- Only Agatha Christie can write like Agatha Christie. Agatha
- All through childhood, I wrote verses and mysteries. There is, for me, one connection: structure. My poetry is metrical, rhyming. All
- Cambridge is heaven, I am convinced it is the nicest place in the world to live. As you walk round, most people look incredibly bright,… Bright
- I am a fellow commoner at Lucy Cavendish College. My husband used to be a lecturer at Leeds University, and we lived in Yorkshire for… Cavendish
- Most crime fiction plots are not ambitious enough for me. I want something really labyrinthine with clues and puzzles that will reward careful attention. Ambitious
- I was working as a secretary in Manchester and thought I would always do that. Then I got this letter offering me a two-year fellowship… Fellowship
- Reading is the only area of my life in which I prefer to be non-autonomous. Area
- Crime fiction is a way of satisfying that nosy need to know. Crime
- No one has been buried at Mill Road Cemetery in Cambridge, England, for many years, and so the place has a shady, overgrown magic about… Been
- Poirot is a classic character from fiction, not a MacBook Air; he would not benefit from updates. Air
- Everything is personal - the poems and the crime novels. I have never been involved in any murders, but there are strong autobiographical elements in… Any
- In a crime novel, if you are going to have a big revelation in chapter 30, you have to plant the information in chapters three… Big