Conversation Quote by Sally Rooney Download Open image ““I think I only appear smart by staying quiet as often as possible.”” — Sally Rooney ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.4 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare Conversation Intelligence Staying Quiet
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I like Christianity. I'm a fan of Jesus and his whole philosophy but not the social teaching aspects of it, of course. — Sally Rooney Copy Share Image
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I would rather do two things really, really, really well than do 16 things and have 14 of them fail. — Sally Rooney Copy Share Image
When I'm writing something, everything falls into place. When I'm not writing, stuff keeps happening to me, and there's nowhere to put it all. — Sally Rooney Copy Share Image
I try to keep my sentences quite pared back. What I really want to do is observe people's relationships and interactions. I don't want… — Sally Rooney Copy Share Image
“Well, if that's suffering, he thinks, let me suffer. Yes. To love whoever I have left. And if ever I lose someone, let me… — Sally Rooney Copy Share Image
“I thought about all the things I had never told Nick about myself, and I started to feel better.” — Sally Rooney Copy Share Image
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I couldn't quite get the hang of how to socialise as a teenager. I didn't really understand it. — Sally Rooney Copy Share Image
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I'm not totally comfortable with the ways in which our culture monetises art and literature. — Sally Rooney Copy Share Image
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