Top 12 Quotes by Sophie Hannah

I never do enjoy my breaks, long or short...I look forward to them intensely, but as soon as they begin, I can feel them starting to end. I feel the temporariness of my freedom, and find it hard to concentrate on

I never do enjoy my breaks, long or short...I look forward to them intensely, but as soon as they begin, I can feel them starting to end. I feel the temporariness of my freedom, and find it hard to concentrate on anything other than the sensation of it trickling away.

Sophie Hannah

Long, Looks, Break

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

Sophie Hannah

Giving, Illusion, Weak

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

I always notice the dysfunctional dynamic of human relationships because most places where you encounter it, people are trying to pretend it isnt happening.

Sophie Hannah

People, Trying, Encounters

You can always, and easily, give somebody the gift of hope and faith, even in the midst of despair.

Sophie Hannah

Giving, Despair, Hope And Faith

Weak people always attack strong people - it's safer. It's weak people who are dangerous, who lash out uncontrollably and hurt you back. Stong people can walk away - no repercussions, you see, if you attack a stong person.

Sophie Hannah

Strong, Hurt, People

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

Writing, Thinking, Mafia

"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

Winning, People, Heaven

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

Lies were lethal, however honourable the intentions of the liar. They deprived people of the opportunity to know the basic facts of their own lives.

Sophie Hannah

Liars, Lying, Opportunity

Sophie Hannah (2009). “Little Face: Culver Valley Crime”, p.105, Hachette UK

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

Sophie Hannah

Love, Messy

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

I am a fellow commoner at Lucy Cavendish College. My husband used to be a lecturer at Leeds University, and we lived in Yorkshire for 11 years. When he gave up his job, we realised we could live wherever we liked.

Sophie Hannah

Jobs, Husband, College

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

Most crime fiction plots are not ambitious enough for me. I want something really labyrinthine with clues and puzzles that will reward careful attention.

Sophie Hannah

Want Something, Ambitious, Rewards