There are very few well-adjusted people in my books. But I do think that's normal. Because everyone does have their issues and… — Sophie Hannah Copy Share Image
In a crime novel, if you are going to have a big revelation in chapter 30, you have to plant the information… — Sophie Hannah Copy Share Image
I love the house we're in, but at the same time, I'm hooked on the romance of house-hunting. — Sophie Hannah Home Copy Share Image
Poirot is a classic character from fiction, not a MacBook Air; he would not benefit from updates. — Sophie Hannah Copy Share Image
Agatha Christie's writing is incredibly skillful because her books are incredibly intellectually puzzling and challenging. — Sophie Hannah Copy Share Image
A lot of women feel like they should be enjoying motherhood, they should be fulfilled and shouldn't be thinking, 'I wish I… — Sophie Hannah Copy Share Image
“Are men like babies? Is trying to distract them a better tactic than asking them to behave reasonably?” — Sophie Hannah Behavior Copy Share Image
My father, whose hobby was collecting secondhand cricket books, came back from a book fair one day with a copy of 'The… — Sophie Hannah Copy Share Image
“No attack is ever really an attack on the victim. Its the perpetrator attacking an aspect of himself that he loathes. He… — Sophie Hannah Copy Share Image
“He didn't subscribe to the view...that spirituality was a fast track to happiness. He believed the opposite was true: spiritual people suffered… — Sophie Hannah Happiness Copy Share Image
I never do enjoy my breaks, long or short...I look forward to them intensely, but as soon as they begin, I can… — Sophie Hannah Copy Share Image
My crime novels are highly structured. I never start out with a dead body. I start with an impossible scenario. Opening questions… — Sophie Hannah Body Copy Share Image
I'm snobby about books that aren't crime fiction: if I start reading a literary novel and there's no mystery emerging in the… — Sophie Hannah Copy Share Image
Everything is personal - the poems and the crime novels. I have never been involved in any murders, but there are strong… — Sophie Hannah Copy Share Image
Try as I might, Agatha Christie is unique. The actual writing style can't be exactly the same, so instead of trying to… — Sophie Hannah Copy Share Image
I am actually incredibly contented and jolly. But, and I have no idea why this is, I have a really strong empathy… — Sophie Hannah Copy Share Image
I've got lots of favourite authors, but I would say Nicci French because I look more forward to reading her next new… — Sophie Hannah Copy Share Image
We manufacture anger to give ourselves the illusion of power when we feel weak and helpless. — Sophie Hannah Anger Copy Share Image
Reading is the only area of my life in which I prefer to be non-autonomous. — Sophie Hannah Copy Share Image
“Wall of lies?’ Proust muttered. ‘Is that the one that borders the orchard of obsession that contains the tree of lunacy?” — Sophie Hannah Proust Copy Share Image
If we knew more about psychology, we would be better equipped to deal with other people's psychological damage which they might project… — Sophie Hannah Copy Share Image
“Simon would disapprove, in the way that people who lacked life experience always disapproved of others having adventures they had so far… — Sophie Hannah Copy Share Image
I am trying to write novels for properly clever people, but I also want them to be proper novels that also stick… — Sophie Hannah Copy Share Image
I never write about CIA conspiracies or the FBI or mafia or anything like that because I just don't understand that world.… — Sophie Hannah Cia Copy Share Image
“Anyone who cares more about pleasing other people than about their own happiness—anyone who believes, deep down, that everyone else matters more… — Sophie Hannah Dishonesty Copy Share Image
I was working as a secretary in Manchester and thought I would always do that. Then I got this letter offering me… — Sophie Hannah Copy Share Image
“Like having a can of Coke after a long and thirsty game of tennis. Tastes better than any other can of Coke… — Sophie Hannah Marriage Copy Share Image
Lies were lethal, however honourable the intentions of the liar. They deprived people of the opportunity to know the basic facts of… — Sophie Hannah Facts Copy Share Image
I always notice the dysfunctional dynamic of human relationships because most places where you encounter it, people are trying to pretend it… — Sophie Hannah Copy Share Image
I am a fellow commoner at Lucy Cavendish College. My husband used to be a lecturer at Leeds University, and we lived… — Sophie Hannah College Copy Share Image
Weak people always attack strong people - it's safer. It's weak people who are dangerous, who lash out uncontrollably and hurt you… — Sophie Hannah Copy Share Image
“No ramifications whatsoever. You’re not going to ramificate; you don’t know what it means. You don’t know which of the words I… — Sophie Hannah Copy Share Image
For me, a big part of writing psychological thrillers is choosing crimes committed for motives which would only apply to a particular… — Sophie Hannah Copy Share Image
Cambridge is heaven, I am convinced it is the nicest place in the world to live. As you walk round, most people… — Sophie Hannah Cambridge Copy Share Image
“Perhaps he too is pretending to be someone he isn't. Perhaps we all are: everyone in here - the people to my… — Sophie Hannah Copy Share Image
Nobody has ever written as many enjoyable, fun-to-read crime novels as Agatha Christie. It's all about the storytelling and the pleasure of… — Sophie Hannah Copy Share Image
My favourite Friday treat is to drive out of the centre of Cambridge, where we live, and go for a swim at… — Sophie Hannah Copy Share Image
“You know how I feel about Occam’s Razor. The simplest answer isn’t usually the right one. Devious and unlikely is everywhere.’ ‘You… — Sophie Hannah Copy Share Image
I want my books to explore motives which make people think, 'Wow! Imagine the psychological state you'd have to be in for… — Sophie Hannah Books Copy Share Image
When my children were very young, I was slated to go on a business trip. When it was nearly canceled, I decided… — Sophie Hannah Copy Share Image
