7 Quotes & Sayings By Iris Johansen

Iris Johansen was born in England and migrated to Australia with her family as a young child. She began her career as a journalist, working for many years as a reporter on the Sydney Morning Herald. Her first book, The Cactus Eaters won the Miles Franklin Literary Award. It was followed by other highly acclaimed novels including The Hanging Garden and The Dressmaker Read more

Iris has also written a series of romantic suspense novels under the name of Laura Landon, which have been dubbed by many as "the Australian Women's Murder Club".

If your feet are firmly planted on the ground you'll...
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If your feet are firmly planted on the ground you'll never be able to dance. Iris Johansen
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Come to close? No one wants to come to close. If it's done for them, they accept it, even while they condemn it. Why not? But no one wants to know what it's like. Turn a blind eye. Maybe it will go away. Iris Johansen
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How the hell do I know? It just hurts me to think about it.... And its not because you're a great lay. Though you are. But I've had great lays before, and I didn't get torn up. You should have known it would come down to this." Garrett Iris Johansen
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But it's natural for men to compete against each other. We've been doing it since the cave days. Why else do we have wars? Wars are competition, no matter what the politicians call them. Iris Johansen
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They said no one knew a man as well as a woman who slept with him. Iris Johansen
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We all die. I can't promise to live forever." His armstightened around her. "But I can promise to love you as long as Ilive. Iris Johansen