8 Quotes & Sayings By Amelia Gray

Amelia Gray is an author, blogger, and editor. She was born in London to a British mother and American father who met while studying at Cambridge University. Her writing has been published in The Daily Telegraph, The Huffington Post, Literal Lattes, and The Daily Beast. She has lived in New York City for most of her adult life. She holds degrees from the University of Oxford and Tate Modern. She is the author of "The Woman Who Wouldn't" (Lonely Planet Books) which was named one of the best books of 2014 by The Daily Telegraph, The Times, The Guardian Australia, New York Magazine, Nylon Magazine, BeachBook Review Online, USA Today, Shelf Awareness, Buzzfeed Books Blog, Book Riot Books Blog , BookRiot, Bitch Magazine , Barnes & Noble Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog , Bustle.com , Babble.com , Bustle , Cosmopolitan magazine , Goodreads , Bustle , Goodreads , Goodreads , Goodreads Book Riot Book Riot , Library Journal Best Books of 2015 Lists , NPR Books She is also the author of "The Secret Lives of the Dead: A Journey Through Victorian London With Victorian Ghosts," and "The Vanishing," an international bestseller translated into over twenty languages Read more

Her latest book is "Life & Death: A Biography," inspired by her research into her maternal grandmother's amazing life and death.

They don't understand it. They're not old enough to know...
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They don't understand it. They're not old enough to know the first instinct of irritation should be avoided in order to keep an open mind. Amelia Gray
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The more bleach in the bedsheets, the greater Chastity's impulse to roll around in them. A party would be thrown, she decided, the kind that would tell a small story in the contents of the dustpan the next morning. Detached sequins and mint leaves muddled by high heels, shrimp tales mixed in with a few shards of broken glass, a crust of bread. She rolled in her bleached sheets until they wrapped around her like a storm, and she fell asleep in the eye of it. . Amelia Gray
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Tess realized one of the great modern dating sadnesses: everyone is so used to the comforting glow of the computer screen that no one can go so far as to say "good morning" in public without being liquored up. Amelia Gray
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Today, it's possible to read both erotica and books written for children without fear of social castigation. Amelia Gray
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[Olive’s] left foot was bleeding through a wide swath of bandages onto the tarp it was resting on. The bowl next to her was full of blood. Olive looked a little pale. “I don’t think I should move, ” she said.“ What are you doing?” Roger shut the door behind him and stood with his back to it.“ I decided I might try to eat my toes, ” Olive said, closing her eyes. “But now that I’ve started, I don’t think I should move.” Roger pushed himself off the wall and knelt down next to her. He unbuckled her silver belt and reached with it under her dress. He looped the belt around the top of her leg and tightened it. His hands were not shaking. “Sit on the loose end, ” he said, pushing it under her. “I hope that works.”“ You brought flowers, ” she said, blinking.“ Olive, ” he said. “You cut off your toes.” She looked down at the bowl. “Are they still toes?” she asked. Amelia Gray
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The sun beasts the shit out of a dirty road called Raton Pass where the closest thing to a pair of matching earring is a guy named Carl who punches you in the head with his fist. Amelia Gray
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It was clear that in a past life the detective had been a phone booth beside an empty highway. Amelia Gray