Top 25 Quotes by Scarlett Thomas of 36 - Page 2

I wonder at what point my life swerved to avoid that, and if that life would have been nicer than the one I've got.

I wonder at what point my life swerved to avoid that, and if that life would have been nicer than the one I've got.

Wonder, Has Beens, Ifs

Scarlett Thomas (2008). “The End Of Mr. Y”, p.103, Canongate Books

One of the paradoxes of writing is that when you write non-fiction everyone tries to prove that it's wrong, and when you publish fiction, everyone tries to see the truth in it.

Scarlett Thomas

Writing, Trying, Fiction

Scarlett Thomas (2010). “Our Tragic Universe”, p.351, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

So if we're all quarks and electrons ..." he begins. What?" We could make love and it would be nothing more than quarks and electrons rubbing together." Better than that," I say. "Nothing really 'rubs together' in the microscopic world. Matter never really touches other matter, so we could make love without any of our atoms touching at all. Remember that electrons sit on the outside of atoms, repelling other electrons. So we could make love and actually repel each other at the same time.

Scarlett Thomas

Making Love, Touching, Together

Homeopaths argue that water has a memory.

Scarlett Thomas

Memories, Water, Arguing

I pray for meaning. I pray for the limits of reality to become clear. For a world – and a type of being – that makes sense. I pray for a life after death that is not like this life. I pray for the end of mystery. What would a life be like with all the mysteries solved? If there were no questions, there’d be no stories. If there were no stories, there’d be no language. If there was no language there’d be no . . . What?

Scarlett Thomas

Reality, Life Is Like, Stories

Sometimes you have to trust grownups, perhaps more so when they are not there to actually supervise you.

Scarlett Thomas

Sometimes, Grownups

Scarlett Thomas (2009). “PopCo”, p.97, Canongate Books

One minute I was playing chess and doing maths all the time, the next I had been rerouted into more 'normal' girls' activities: reading, writing stories and worrying about my clothes.

Scarlett Thomas

Girl, Reading, Writing

In real life nothing means anything. Stuff happens and there just is no structure.

Scarlett Thomas

Real, Mean, Stuff Happens

Scarlett Thomas (2012). “Going Out”, p.20, Canongate Books

Most people would look at an animal in a cage and instinctively feel that it should be set free. . . . It's a dangerous world out there, filled with predators. . . . What would you prefer? A comfortable, safe, warm, cosy life in a cage, or an uncertain life of freedom.

Scarlett Thomas

Animal, Dangerous World, People

Scarlett Thomas (2012). “Going Out”, p.6, Canongate Books