636 Quotes by Gillian Flynn


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    My favorite game was one I invented with my cousins called Mean Aunt Rosie, where I was a deranged maiden aunt who chased them around the house.

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    There's nothing that can drive me from zero to crazy faster than a man who comes up to me and says, 'You know, I don't normally read books by women, but I really liked 'Gone Girl.''

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    I've never been interested in watching or reading anything because it's the hero's story. I don't feel the need to be inspired by the character or learn a lesson. I feel the need to be engaged by them.

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    My dad was a film professor, so he would take me to wildly inappropriate movies.

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    For me, suspense is always harder and better than going for the quick, outright scare.

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    What I tell myself is that there is never going to be another 'Gone Girl' for me. I mean, I really believe that. I think I'll write other good books; I have faith in that.

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    I'm not hyper-opinionated, but when I do have an opinion, I'm very stubborn, and I want to persuade everyone to my point of view.

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    I had been laid off from 'Entertainment Weekly 'right before I started writing 'Gone Girl.'

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