Paul Murray Quotes

On the trail of another man, the biographer must put up with finding himself at every turn; any biography uneasily shelters an autobiography within it.

Too much sparkle can detract from the focal point of the painting, so I blend some areas to tone down the look of the pastels in less important areas.

Never frown even when ur sad, coz u never know whose falling in love with ur smile!

Sometimes the reason we do not see the answer is that we are looking too closely at the question.

When you think about it, the Big Bang's a big like school, isn't

I decided I would teach Mrs. P. a lesson by cooking my own meal.

I believe his lies, so he believes mine.' She turns and looks at me straight on. 'That's how it goes at the end of love.

People don't want the truth, ' he says, waving a hand at the streets around us. 'They want better-quality lies. High definition lies on fifty-inch screens.

It used to be the smartest people didn't always want to be the richest people.

You always were such a worrier. It was as if you thought your worrying was all that held the world together, and if you stopped for a split second the whole thing would just fly apart.

Capitalism needs war.

If you do it in the bookies, it's a bet. . . . If you pay some 23-year-old in an Armani suit two hundred grand to go to the window for you, it's a derivative.

On the trail of another man the biographer must put up with finding himself at every turn: any biography uneasily shelters an autobiography within it.

I do not think my life would make a very interesting book, ' I say. 'I feel I can speak with a certain amount of authority here.