14 Quotes & Sayings By Alex Scarrow

Alex Scarrow is a British author and journalist who has worked for the Mirror, Mail on Sunday and The Spectator. He has contributed to The Guardian and The Times. He is also a contributing editor to History Today. His debut novel, THINK LIKE A PRINCESS, became a New York Times bestseller in 2010 Read more

His second novel, THE GIRL WHO INVENTED CHRISTMAS, was published in 2013 to much acclaim from all quarters. He lives in London with his wife and two children.

It sounded like walls tumbling, liberty bells chiming, government buildings...
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It sounded like walls tumbling, liberty bells chiming, government buildings being stormed. It sounded like a revolution. It sounded like hope. Alex Scarrow
We're all dead the moment we're born. Just, some of...
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We're all dead the moment we're born. Just, some of us get there faster than others. Alex Scarrow
She laughed. 'See? You can do philosophy! ' He rolled...
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She laughed. 'See? You can do philosophy! ' He rolled his eyes and shook his head. 'Don't insult me. Alex Scarrow
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In a world turned upside-down, where everything was wrong, bizarre, you could at least look up at the sky and see normality. Stars that shone regardless of who won a civil war, or who should or should not be a president. Their light was billions of years old. They didn't have a care... Alex Scarrow
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In a world like this with no laws, no charter of human rights, it's the women who suffer. It's the women who learn what it is to be tough, not the men. Alex Scarrow
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Was... That a "you've been a clever boy" kiss? Or... Uh... Alex Scarrow
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It is in our nature to destroy what we create. (Dr. Paul Kramer) Alex Scarrow
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I am no coward sir! I shall stand and fight! "" Well, I am, " said Sal. "So can we go... please? Alex Scarrow
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There isn't anything you can't make run a little better, a little faster, a little smoother, if you take the time to analyse it and component-split the processes. Alex Scarrow
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After all, what more does a true genius want? The mind itself is the palace where all the real treasures, the works of art, the indulgences exist. Alex Scarrow
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If you're reading this, then I guess someone, somewhere does go through the rubbish and read every piece of paper that gets balled up and tossed away. So in that case here it is- my name's Sal. Alex Scarrow
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Time travel is a terrifying weapon, far more powerful than anything ever before conceived, ' he said grimly.' Mankind just isn't ready for that kind of knowledge. We're like children casually playing with an atom bomb. Alex Scarrow
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The best way to filter out the bad seeds was to place a job ad for Prime Minister in a national newspaper and all those that applied would be automatically disqualified. Alex Scarrow