Gail Honeyman quotes

I wanted to show platonic friendship between men and women, because I think it is underutilised in fiction. (Gail Honeyman)

We can all fight against loneliness by engaging in random acts of kindness.

Gail Honeyman

Even with the most horrendous things that happen and the tremendous pain that people have to deal with, they still laugh, because I think that's what it means to be human.

Gail Honeyman

'Eleanor' was so much fun to write, because there's a brutal honesty about her. She's got no filters and no concept of social norms.

Gail Honeyman

I wanted to write about the transformative power of small acts of kindness. An old man falls in the street, you stop and make sure he's OK. Or even smaller acts than that, though - buying someone a cup of coffee, telling them their hair looks nice - sometimes you don't realise the transformative effect on people. I wanted to celebrate that.

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If I've helped fuel the debate on loneliness in some small way, that is wonderful.

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A bit of perspective and life experience isn't a bad thing.

Gail Honeyman

I've always found Glasgow to be a wonderful city - warm and funny and full of kindness.

Gail Honeyman

I don't listen to music when I write. If I do, I usually end up giving it my whole attention, which means, unfortunately, I don't get much work done!

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I love 19th century fiction and, in particular, fiction written by and about women.

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If you break things down to goodies and baddies, the baddies are always a bit more alluring in fiction, and that's true from a narrative point of view. But I wanted to write a novel about real life, and real life is a bit more nuanced than that. (Gail Honeyman)

As a little girl, I used to write stories, but by my teenage years, I got out of the habit.

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It's helpful to get feedback on your work, and I think you learn a lot from reading other people's work and giving them feedback.

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I started doing a Ph.D., and then I thought, 'I don't really want to spend all this time on my own in the library.'

Gail Honeyman

If you start a new career at 40, you've still got another 35 years to go.

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I know some writers are meticulous planners, but I'm not one of them.

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Loneliness is a huge issue for both individuals and for society. It's taken a long time for the issue to be treated seriously and for us to begin to understand the impact it can have.

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This may sound strange, but although I feel like I know everything about my characters, the brand of shampoo they use, how many cavities they have, their greatest fear, I don't actually see their faces.

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