12 Quotes & Sayings By Greg Iles

Iles is the author of five novels, including "The Nightingale", which was a major bestseller in the UK and the US. Iles' "The Truth About Forever" appeared on the New York Times bestseller list for twelve weeks, and was filmed by Sony Pictures Television in 2002. His next novel, "The Good Luck Charm", has already been optioned by Warner Bros. Television Group to be developed for television.

I don’t really understand the world anymore. But maybe there’s...
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I don’t really understand the world anymore. But maybe there’s some faint hope that the good people on both sides can come together. Greg Iles
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Just because you will not see the work completed does not mean you are free not to take it up. Greg Iles
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...yet he [Levon] somehow sings with the wounded humanity of a man without a tribe, a man who has known both love and grief and understands that one is the price of the other. Greg Iles
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Man is the universe becoming conscious of itself. Greg Iles
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We do not just belong to this universe, we are it. Greg Iles
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Let me tell you a secret, Caitlin. We’re still in the cave. It’s just bigger, and we wear nicer clothes. We make alliances and try to be civil, we save the weak instead of leaving them out in the cold to die.. . Greg Iles
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The Terrible Truth is that brutality is part of human nature, and all the laws in the world can't neuter it. Greg Iles
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The irrevocable events of our lives happen in seconds, sometimes fractions of seconds. Greg Iles
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A man's biggest enemy is his mouth. Greg Iles
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Like my best friend, I asked for drums for Christmas, and got them. But when he moved on to guitar, I realized two things: (1) guitar is a much more expressive instrument, (2) way more girls pay attention to guitar players than to drummers. Greg Iles
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I like taking a character at the most intense moments of their lives and exploring all that in full and then moving on. Greg Iles