7 Quotes & Sayings By Lily Graham

Lily Graham is a bestselling author of young adult fiction. Her first book, The Slapster, was published by Simon & Schuster in 2012 followed by her first novel for adults, The Stars Beneath Our Feet, from Harper Collins in 2013. She lives in London with her husband and three children.

… real life hardly ever unfolds the way we’d like...
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… real life hardly ever unfolds the way we’d like it to, not like in a story. Lily Graham
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There's something about physical labour that helps to chase away any lingering internal demons. Lily Graham
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If you're going to make the past your present, be prepared for a lifetime of dust ... Lily Graham
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We need stories in order to understand ourselves, for good or bad, to be inspired or horrified, it's how we cope with being human and how we decide what type of person we will become. Lily Graham
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Living on the water took away the boundaries created by land and custom and introversion. Without fences and driveways, the water provided a constant thread of connection and dependency. Lily Graham
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Death is not something you get over. It’s the rip that exposes life in a before and after chasm, and all you can do is try to exist as best you can in the after. Lily Graham