5 Quotes & Sayings By Dawn Oporter

Dawn O'Porter is the author of twenty-seven books (although not all are published under her name). Her books have been translated into many languages. Dawn has over thirty years' experience working in mainstream publishing and has held senior editorial positions at three major London publishing houses. Her books have won numerous awards, including the Booksellers' Association Award, Gold Medal for Best Mystery Novel (UK), and the John Creasey Dagger for Best Crime Novel (UK) Read more

She has also won the British Romantic Novel of the Year Award three times.

1
You don't have to tell me you're fine. I'm not fine. You're not fine either. We can be honest with each other about that, can't we?' I say. The sides of her face tense as tries to stop herself from crying, but she can't. There is something about her grief that makes mine less exclusive. Less like my world isn’t the only one falling apart. Dawn OPorter
2
I scan the room for objects to hit her with. I want to hammer over the head with something, or stab her. I don’t know what stops me, but I guess that’s the difference between a good person and a murderer. The murderer doesn’t stop themselves, but that doesn’t mean good people, like me, don’t have the same thoughts sometimes. Dawn OPorter
3
Nothing. That's why it's funny. It's so bad I just think it's funny, ' Renee says, tilting her head back so the chips don't fall out of her mouth.‘ Do you really?’‘ If I don’t laugh about it what else will I do?’ She doesn’t actually laugh though. She falls back, throws chips into the air and tries to catch them in her mouth Dawn OPorter
4
Can Flo come? She has so many clothes I really want her to get rid of.' I laugh. Flo's clothes are so funny. She buys one top and wears it every time we go out for six months, then buys another one and does the same. And the kinds of things she buys for school are boring. She gets things that look as close to school uniform as possible because she finds having to wear our own clothes every day so hard. Dawn OPorter