“With 'Broken Harbour,' a third of the way through, I worked it out and...” — Tana French Quote

“With 'Broken Harbour,' a third of the way through, I worked it out and had to go back and bloody rewrite.”

“Most animals are pragmatic about mysteries: If they run across something they don't understand, all they care about is whether it's edible and whether it's dangerous. Humans, on the other hand, are drawn to the mystery for its own sake.”

“Throughout history--even a hundred years ago, even fifty--it was discontent that was considered the threat to society, the defiance of natural law, the danger that had to be exterminated at all costs. Now it's contentment,”

“I can sleep on a bloody washing line if I want to.”

“Growing up we were very working-class; you had dinner at 12, then tea at 4:30. If you got supper, you were doing bloody well.”

“Growing up, I could only make friends with people who were like, 'I love My Bloody Valentine' or something alt.”