Quotes from Gillian Flynn

The number of mystery and horror writers I've met who are just the sanest and the nicest people... it's crazy. Maybe it's because the writing gets something out of the system?

I tend to write about dark things that happen in a very domestic setting 'cause that, to me, is much scarier than the unknown.

Most beautiful, good things were done by women people scorn.

I just think some women aren't made to be mothers. And some women aren't made to be daughters.

Women shouldn't be expected to only play nurturing, kind caretakers.

In college, I discovered the Joyce Carol Oates short story 'Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?' which is definitely one of the most incredibly unnerving, frightening short stories ever written.

Being a novelist, you can roam around with a story and indulge yourself.

The first time my mom read my very first book, she was like, 'I'm not gonna belabor this. It's not a big deal. But I have to ask the question: Is everything okay?'

I was very lucky to grow up in a household that really valued storytelling and didn't find it frivolous.

I'm not hyper-opinionated, but when I do have an opinion, I'm very stubborn, and I want to persuade everyone to my point of view.

I've always been a mystery fan. My very first grown-up book, I distinctly remember going to the library and my mom helping me pick out an Agatha Christie book. I was in fifth grade or something and very proud of being in the adult fiction aisles. I tore through 'The Mysterious Affair at Styles.'

I'm a true-crime addict. It's not something I'm particularly proud of, but I can't stop.

Writing has certainly helped me explore about 20,000 versions of my authentic self. I suppose that's what most writers discover if they write long enough: there are a lot of selves roaming around in there.

I love video games.

I like the idea that people who see 'Gone Girl' are possibly going to come out with incredibly different reactions to it - not just between men and women, but if you are in a good relationship or a bad relationship. Everyone is going to bring their own bundle of prejudices and viewpoints and experiences to it.

I was very interested in what happens to the husband when his wife goes missing, and how quickly they can be turned into heroes and villains.

I think that women really entwine with the people that they become close to in a way that men don't - and so, when they are forced to disentwine, you can't remove the vines without doing some damage.