75 Quotes by Iain Reid

The idea that we are better off with one person for the rest of our lives is not an innate truth of existence. It’s a belief we want to be true.

Sometimes a thought is closer to truth, to reality, than an action. You can say anything, you can do anything, but you can't fake a thought.

Both fictions and memories are recalled and retold. They're both forms of stories. Stories are the way we learn. Stories are how we understand each other.

Maybe we’re not supposed to know all the answers. Questions are good. They’re better than answers. If you want to know more about life, how we work, how we progress, it’s questions that are important. That’s what pushes and stretches our intellect. I think questions make us feel less lonely and more connected. It’s not always about knowing. I appreciate not knowing. Not knowing is human.

On the nights I can’t sleep, like that one, like so many recently, I wish I could just turn my mind off like a lamp.

A memory is its own thing each time it's recalled. It's not absolute. Stories based on actual events often share more with fiction than fact. Both fictions and memories are recalled and retold. They're both forms of stories. Stories are the way we learn. Stories are how we understand each other. But reality happens only once.

That's the thing. Part of everything will always be forgettable. No matter how good or remarkable it is. It literally has to be. To be.

Every story is made up. Even the real ones.

Good news for someone often means bad news for someone else