Quotes About Gillian Flynn

He thought I'd be his best reporter, said I had a surprising mind. In my two years on the job I'd consistently fallen short of expectations.

How odd, that I ruined my marriage over that little girl with whom I had nothing in common except that we both liked a good laugh and a cold beer after sex.

I've always been partial to the image of liquor as lubrication—a layer of protection from all the sharp thoughts in your head. The

It was a compliment to Nick—C was the correct answer—but he just gave a sour smile when I showed

I mean I would rather be a librarian but I worry about the job security, books may be temporary dicks are forever.

our first customer, a gray-haired woman in bifocals and

You are a cheater. You have failed one of the most basic male tests. You are not a good man.' And when that didn't bother me, I thought: 'You're really not a good man.

The Day women were the definition of mob mentality. And here they were on a farm with plenty of pitchforks. She

I feel like I need to give people a note with the book that says, 'I'm OK, no worries!'

I love Robin Wright's character in 'House of Cards' because she's a bona fide villain. She's a not-nice person in a believable way; you can see her working in the world.

The midwest is great because it hasn't been entirely claimed. There's more room to write about it; it's harder to write about New York, because even if you've never been there, you think you know what it's like. To do it in any sort of fresh way is trickier.

There's a book by Anne Rivers Siddons called 'The House Next Door' that I just think is one of the all-time great haunted-house stories. I think that's one of the all-time greatest.

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.

She blew more smoke toward me, a lazy game of cancer catch.