54 Quotes by Louise O'Neill

megan once told me that happiness is getting exactly what you want, but she thinks it's only what she wants that counts.

Why, isabel? Why are you doing this to yourself? To your body?'And why are you doing this to me? is the awful, selfish thought that is left unsaid.'Because I can,' she answers, and I shiver as she unconsciously echoes chastity-ruth.'But-''Because it's my body,' she cuts in. 'Isn't it?

I can't even remember the first time I saw a porno. I presume I must have been shocked, frightened even, but after watching another and another and another they sort of blend into nothingness.

I can' because the Sea King will be angry if we do not do as he wishes. He will not stand for female insubordination, today of all days

The women always get blamed. Have you noticed that? The wives are nags. The mistress is a bitch for betraying the sisterhood. And the men just fall through the cracks in between. We expect so little from our boys, don’t we, Grace?

I do the splits perfectly in PE. I lose half a pound in two days. I get the spinach and pig-meat frittata from the lo-carb section for lunch. And no-one else knows. I mentally construct a MyFace status, polishing the memories carefully until they shine. The need to record my life is as fundamental as my need to breathe. Without MyFace, I'm floating. I have nothing to anchor me down, to prove I exist.

When did we all become fluent in this language that none of us wanted to learn?

They are all innocent until proven guilty. But not me. I am a liar until I am proven honest.

I dream of things I know nothing about.