Good life Quote by John Boyne

“One single syllable of intimacy and the world is put to rights.”

— John Boyne

“Bruno was jealous, he had to wear stupid pants en shoes while the boys at the other side of the fence were wearing nice…

— John Boyne

We all are [normal]. Their idea of normal just happens to be different to some other people's idea of normal. But this is the…

— John Boyne

“Maybe there were no villains in my mother’s story at all. Just men and women, trying to do their best by each other. And…

— John Boyne

I think that books for young people should have serious and important themes, they shouldn't be trivial. So the books I write, they would…

— John Boyne

Just because a man glances up at the sky at night does not make him an astronomer, you know.

— John Boyne

“Every man is afraid of women as far as I can see,” said Julian, displaying an understanding of the universe far beyond his years.…

— John Boyne

I don't buy into the idea that an Irish writer should write about Ireland, or a gay writer should write about being gay. But…

— John Boyne

“For a moment he considered running across the platform to tell people about the empty seats in the carriage, but he decided not to…

— John Boyne

I move between the two: I write an adult novel, and then I write a children's book. I quite enjoy that. It's a nice…

— John Boyne

“Pavel is not a doctor any more, Bruno' said Maria quietly. 'But he was. In another life. Before he came here”

— John Boyne

You’re my best friend, Shmuel,’ he said. ‘My best friend for life.

— John Boyne