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Samantha Shannon Quotes

For me, just being published feels like success Picture Quote #1

My English teachers gave me a copy of Atwood’s ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ when I left high school, which has always been very special to me - it was the novel that introduced me to dystopian fiction. I’m also influenced by Edgar Allan Poe, Dickens, John Wyndham and Middle English dream-visions Picture Quote #1

I worry that people think you have to go to a university to be a good writer, which is categorically untrue. I don’t think I learned how to write at Oxford. I did not go to any creative writing classes or anything Picture Quote #1

London had so much death in its history, it was hard to find a spot without spirits. They formed a safety net. Still, you had to hope the ones you got were good Picture Quote #1

I wanted to write a sci-fi story that would appeal to young women. Loads of girls like sci-fi, but it’s more culturally associated with guys Picture Quote #1

I had lived in that part of London that used to be called Islington since I was eight. I attended a private school for girls, leaving at sixteen to work. That was in the year 2056. AS 127, if you use the Scion calendar Picture Quote #1

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I was so sure I wanted to be a novelist. I would spend hours and hours every day writing. Little stories about nothing in particular. I recall one about someone with an illness. But my dedication wasn’t really healthy, and it reached the point where I wasn’t sleeping. My mum would tell me, ‘You need to go outside to get some fresh air.’ Picture Quote #1

I’ve been writing since I was about thirteen but didn’t start a book until 2007. I spent four years writing a sci-fi novel before I wrote ‘The Bone Season’ at nineteen Picture Quote #1

I am the first one to go to university in my family. I am the first writer as well. My dad is a retired policeman, and my mom works for a glass-processing company. She is health-and-safety manager, and my stepfather is a plumber. I have four half siblings, one from my mom’s marriage and three from my dad’s marriage, so we are kind of scattered Picture Quote #1

I was mostly an indoor girl at university. Where other students did drama or music or sport alongside their degrees, I wrote. I used to work on essays and classwork during the day and ‘The Bone Season’ in the evenings Picture Quote #1

Knowledge is dangerous. Once you know something, you can’t get rid of it. You have to carry it. Always Picture Quote #1

What I like about Oxford is how small it is; it’s really more of a big town than a city Picture Quote #1

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I’m often daydreaming, and it’s because I’ve always liked the idea of there being something more than the normal world Picture Quote #1

I was not really aware of the dystopian genre before I read ‘The Handmaid’s Tale.’ Many poets as well, like John Donne and Emily Dickinson, would be the influences; I specialized in Emily Dickinson at university. Both of those poets have really interesting ways of looking at life and death Picture Quote #1

I was a hacker of sorts. Not a mind ‘reader,’ exactly; more a mind ‘radar,’ in tune with the workings of the aether. I could sense the nuances of dreamscapes and rogue spirits. Things outside myself. Things the average voyant wouldn’t feel Picture Quote #1

I fell even more deeply in love with Tolkiens legendarium after studying Old English literature at uni, as I got a sense of the historical events and cultures that Tolkien used to create his world. My favourite of his imaginary locations is Lothlorien Picture Quote #1

I was born in 1991, and Harry Potter came out in 97, so, you know, I was really obsessed. I used to read them in one night Picture Quote #1

I don’t know. I just want you with me. I had never said those words aloud. Now that I could taste my freedom I wanted him to share it with me. But he couldn’t change his life for me. And I couldn’t sacrifice my life to be with him Picture Quote #1

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Nothing’s worse than a story without an end Picture Quote #1

I like to imagine there were more of us in the beginning. Not many, I suppose. But more than there are now Picture Quote #1

I’m often daydreaming, and it’s because I’ve always liked the idea of there being something more than the normal world Picture Quote #1

Words are everything. Words give wings even to those who have been stamped upon, broken beyond all hope of repair Picture Quote #1

Knowledge is dangerous. Once you know something, you can’t get rid of it. You have to carry it. Always Picture Quote #1

I looked at him and he looked at me. A moment. A choice. My choice. His choice Picture Quote #1

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I would never see him again. But as I watched the tunnel race before my eyes, I was certain of one thing: I did trust him. Now I had only to trust in myself Picture Quote #1

There are certain things in life that you never forget. Things that dig deep, things that nest in the hadal zone Picture Quote #1

They’d branded me like some kind of animal. Lower than an animal. A number Picture Quote #1

My father thought I would lead a simple life; that I was bright but unambitious, complacant with whatever work life threw at me. My father, as usual, was wrong Picture Quote #1

Not all of us know what we are. Some of us die without ever knowing. Some of us know, and never get caught. But we’re out there. Trust me Picture Quote #1

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For me, just being published feels like success (Samantha Shannon Quotes) My English teachers gave me a copy of Atwood’s ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ when I left high school, which has always been very special to me - it was the novel that introduced me to dystopian fiction. I’m also influenced by Edgar Allan Poe, Dickens, John Wyndham and Middle English dream-visions. (Samantha Shannon Quotes) I worry that people think you have to go to a university to be a good writer, which is categorically untrue. I don’t think I learned how to write at Oxford. I did not go to any creative writing classes or anything. (Samantha Shannon Quotes) London had so much death in its history, it was hard to find a spot without spirits. They formed a safety net. Still, you had to hope the ones you got were good. (Samantha Shannon Quotes) I wanted to write a sci-fi story that would appeal to young women. Loads of girls like sci-fi, but it’s more culturally associated with guys. (Samantha Shannon Quotes) I had lived in that part of London that used to be called Islington since I was eight. I attended a private school for girls, leaving at sixteen to work. That was in the year 2056. AS 127, if you use the Scion calendar. (Samantha Shannon Quotes) I was so sure I wanted to be a novelist. I would spend hours and hours every day writing. Little stories about nothing in particular. I recall one about someone with an illness. But my dedication wasn’t really healthy, and it reached the point where I wasn’t sleeping. My mum would tell me, ‘You need to go outside to get some fresh air.’ (Samantha Shannon Quotes) I’ve been writing since I was about thirteen but didn’t start a book until 2007. I spent four years writing a sci-fi novel before I wrote ‘The Bone Season’ at nineteen. (Samantha Shannon Quotes) I am the first one to go to university in my family. I am the first writer as well. My dad is a retired policeman, and my mom works for a glass-processing company. She is health-and-safety manager, and my stepfather is a plumber. I have four half siblings, one from my mom’s marriage and three from my dad’s marriage, so we are kind of scattered. (Samantha Shannon Quotes) I was mostly an indoor girl at university. Where other students did drama or music or sport alongside their degrees, I wrote. I used to work on essays and classwork during the day and ‘The Bone Season’ in the evenings. (Samantha Shannon Quotes) Knowledge is dangerous. Once you know something, you can’t get rid of it. You have to carry it. Always. (Samantha Shannon Quotes) What I like about Oxford is how small it is; it’s really more of a big town than a city (Samantha Shannon Quotes) I’m often daydreaming, and it’s because I’ve always liked the idea of there being something more than the normal world. (Samantha Shannon Quotes) I was not really aware of the dystopian genre before I read ‘The Handmaid’s Tale.’ Many poets as well, like John Donne and Emily Dickinson, would be the influences; I specialized in Emily Dickinson at university. Both of those poets have really interesting ways of looking at life and death. (Samantha Shannon Quotes) I was a hacker of sorts. Not a mind ‘reader,’ exactly; more a mind ‘radar,’ in tune with the workings of the aether. I could sense the nuances of dreamscapes and rogue spirits. Things outside myself. Things the average voyant wouldn’t feel. (Samantha Shannon Quotes) I fell even more deeply in love with Tolkiens legendarium after studying Old English literature at uni, as I got a sense of the historical events and cultures that Tolkien used to create his world. My favourite of his imaginary locations is Lothlorien (Samantha Shannon Quotes) I was born in 1991, and Harry Potter came out in 97, so, you know, I was really obsessed. I used to read them in one night (Samantha Shannon Quotes) I don’t know. I just want you with me. I had never said those words aloud. Now that I could taste my freedom I wanted him to share it with me. But he couldn’t change his life for me. And I couldn’t sacrifice my life to be with him (Samantha Shannon Quotes) Nothing’s worse than a story without an end (Samantha Shannon Quotes) I like to imagine there were more of us in the beginning. Not many, I suppose. But more than there are now (Samantha Shannon Quotes) I’m often daydreaming, and it’s because I’ve always liked the idea of there being something more than the normal world (Samantha Shannon Quotes) Words are everything. Words give wings even to those who have been stamped upon, broken beyond all hope of repair (Samantha Shannon Quotes) Knowledge is dangerous. Once you know something, you can’t get rid of it. You have to carry it. Always (Samantha Shannon Quotes) I looked at him and he looked at me. A moment. A choice. My choice. His choice (Samantha Shannon Quotes) I would never see him again. But as I watched the tunnel race before my eyes, I was certain of one thing: I did trust him. Now I had only to trust in myself (Samantha Shannon Quotes) There are certain things in life that you never forget. Things that dig deep, things that nest in the hadal zone (Samantha Shannon Quotes) They’d branded me like some kind of animal. Lower than an animal. A number (Samantha Shannon Quotes) My father thought I would lead a simple life; that I was bright but unambitious, complacant with whatever work life threw at me. My father, as usual, was wrong (Samantha Shannon Quotes) Not all of us know what we are. Some of us die without ever knowing. Some of us know, and never get caught. But we’re out there. Trust me (Samantha Shannon Quotes)