Quotes by : Paul Murray

There’s no escaping it,” he’d been fond of telling us when he was well, “the way you look defines....

Life makes fools of us all sooner or later. But keep your sense of humor and you'll at least be able....

None of us mentioned An Evening of Long Goodbyes, whose race had been so catastrophic that, by the end,....

When I came to again—parched, pain rampaging through my intestines—I was in my bed. The little bedside....

I’m just saying that once that have an excuse, people will do anything. They do what they are told,....

I don’t see Number Four though—oh.” Number Four, wearing an unflattering chartreuse jacket, was....

Their faith in him is at once touching and alarming -- their trust that they are safe simply because....

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

The achievement of maturity, psychologically speaking, might be said to be the realization and acceptance....

None of it made any difference. The hollow feeling refused to go away. The next days were very hard.....