419 Quotes by Sally Rooney

It's so difficult to be conscious of a development of a style. You find yourself writing in a certain style, and the analysis of how you came to it can only ever be applied retroactively. You're never conscious of why you're producing it.

I don't really believe in the idea of the individual.

We're not always the most insightful about ourselves.

I was on the Internet a lot during my teenage years, and I think the influence of that kind of textuality on my writing has been pretty significant.

I don't think of myself as busy because I don't even have to get dressed most days.

I definitely don't aspire to writing that's 'timeless,' whatever that means.

I'm only interested in writing about relationships.

I'm not writing to encourage people to read my book or even books in general. That's not my job. My job is to write them. And if people want to read them, that's great.

As a reader, I try to love all the literary forms equally, but I probably read novels most often.