Authors:

Sophie Hannah Quotes

We manufacture anger to give ourselves the illusion of power when we feel weak and helpless.

Sophie Hannah (2011). “Lasting Damage: Culver Valley Crime”, p.49, Hachette UK

I never write about CIA conspiracies or the FBI or mafia or anything like that because I just dont understand that world. But I think I do understand individual human harmfulness.

"Sophie Hannah: 'I love being thought of firmly as a crime writer. I'm snobby about books that aren't crime fiction'". Interview with Alison Flood, www.theguardian.com. September 19, 2014.

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, as if they are probably off to win a Nobel prize.

"Sophie Hannah: 'It's surprising how many poems turn out to be about sex'". Interview with Kate Kellaway, www.theguardian.com. April 19, 2014.

But we'll stumble on, she and I, into our messy future. And we'll have each other.

Sophie Hannah (2009). “Little Face: Culver Valley Crime”, p.328, Hachette UK