Lynne Truss Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“Don't pessimism and caution naturally go hand in hand?”

“I hate to be treated as if I'm invisible. I get incensed when people talk across me or refuse to catch my eye in a restaurant or shop.”

“You don't want to make an enemy of Piers Morgan.”

“After university, I got a job sub-editing and for years I was a literary editor.”

“As with email, the recipient of a texted question seems to have the option to ignore it, while nevertheless saying, 'Hello, lovely day,' and so on.”

“In my worst moments, I think the biggest effect of 'Eats, Shoots & Leaves' was to kill the happiness of people who had previously skipped through life, unaware of all the atrocities lurking in the world around them.”

“Oh, the illusion of choice in the modern world - don't get me started. But don't you agree that the Internet has softened our brains and made us forget that 'choice' used to mean something different from selecting options from menus?”

“I am not against marriage. I lived with someone for 11 years. But we weren't in love, and I thought that was quite important.”

“Old radio comedy makes me laugh, as well as 'I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue' and comedians like Paul Merton.”

“One of the things that all authors of fiction must learn to judge is whether - and in what detail - to describe the face of a character.”