Problems always start long before you really, really see them. Gillian Flynn More Quotes by Gillian Flynn More Quotes From Gillian Flynn I was raised feral, and I mostly stayed that way. Gillian Flynn raisedway I'm a true-crime addict. It's not something I'm particularly proud of, but I can't stop. Gillian Flynn crimei-canproud My dad had limitations. That's what my good-hearted mom always told us. He had limitations, but he meant no harm. It was kind of her to say, but he did do harm. Gillian Flynn dadmomkind The question I've asked more often during our marriage, if not out loud, if not to the person who could answer. I supposed these questions storm cloud over every marriage: What are you thinking how are you feeling? Who are you? What have we done to each other? What will we do? Gillian Flynn fearcloudsthinking Tampon commercial, detergent commercial, maxi pad commercial, windex commercial - you'd think all women do is clean and bleed. Gillian Flynn tamponsmarketingthinking I like the discipline of writing a script. You can't go into the character's head - you have to find these creative ways to help externalize what they're thinking. Gillian Flynn writingcharacterthinking My imagination is more tweaked by imagining the lives of the people who were there before us. I don't need to give myself the willies. I'm quite good at that - I can freak myself out wherever I am. Gillian Flynn imaginationgivingpeople I'm a huge fan of ghost stories, that sort of slow build, the suspense and the questioning about whether you're imagining something or if it's real. Gillian Flynn ghost-storiesfansreal People focus on the darker female characters in my books, but for every one of those, I can also show you an equally screwed up man that no one ever comments about, or a nicer woman that no one comments about. Gillian Flynn charactermenbook I think there is something very relatable in the idea that you hit a certain age, later in your life, where you realize you have to pick up the rug and see what's underneath it and deal with stuff. Gillian Flynn ageideasthinking For me, suspense is always harder and better than going for the quick, outright scare. Gillian Flynn bettermealwayssuspense I watched 'Psycho' a million times. Gillian Flynn watchedmilliontimespsycho You don't normally see incredibly ugly people who've gone missing and it becomes a sensation. Gillian Flynn seeyouuglypeople Some of the most disturbing, sick relationships I've witnessed are between long-time friends, and especially mothers and daughters. Gillian Flynn relationshipssomefriendssick There's nothing lovelier than having a newborn and still plotting a dark conspiracy. Gillian Flynn nothingnewbornconspiracydark A theme that has always interested me is how women express anger, how women express violence. That is very much part of who women are, and it's so unaddressed. A vast amount of literature deals with cycles of violence about men, antiheroes. Women lack that vocabulary. Gillian Flynn mewomenangermen I find, the older I get, the more surprised I am about how hesitant people are to say what they really want, what they really dream about, what really drives them. It's as if sometimes we're sort of embarrassed, as we get older, to be transparent about that. But you save so much time if you're transparent about what you want. Gillian Flynn i-amyoutimepeople I think women are very ambidextrous. We don't think twice about reading a book or a movie starring guys. But for guys, it's, like, 'Oh my God, that's a woman thing.' So with my son, I very carefully portion out the female heroes and characters to make sure he's getting an equal amount. Gillian Flynn womanwomengodson I am a great believer in jobs for teens. They teach important life lessons, build character, and inflict just the right amount of humiliation necessary for future success in the working world. Gillian Flynn i-amfuturesuccesslife Women are just as violently minded as men are, but with men, it's taken for granted. Gillian Flynn justtaken-for-grantedwomenmen
