Quotes of Alice Feeney

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“Nana always said that books made better friends than people anyway. Books will take you anywhere if you let them, she used to say, and I think she was right.” ― Alice Feeney, Sometimes I Lie
“We are all made of flesh and stars, but we all become dust in the end. Best to shine while you can.” ― Alice Feeney, Sometimes I Lie
“Some people appear happy on the outside and you only know they’re broken inside if you listen as well as look.” ― Alice Feeney, Sometimes I Lie
“We are all just ghosts of the people we hoped that we were and counterfeit replicas of the people we wanted to be.” ― Alice Feeney, Sometimes I Lie
“Sometimes I think it's best to say nothing at all, silence cannot be misquoted.” ― Alice Feeney, Sometimes I Lie
“Enjoy the stories of other people's lives, but don't forget to live your own.” ― Alice Feeney, Rock Paper Scissors
“The reason why a person lies is almost always more interesting than the lie itself” ― Alice Feeney, Rock Paper Scissors
“If every story had a happy ending, then we’d have no reason to start again. Life is all about choices, and learning how to put ourselves back together when we fall apart. Which we all do. Even the people who pretend they don’t.” ― Alice Feeney, Rock Paper Scissors
“If you can’t find your way back to Happy, Navigate to the place you know as Less Sad.” ― Alice Feeney, Daisy Darker
“words don’t come with gift receipts and you can’t take them back.” ― Alice Feeney, Rock Paper Scissors
“People are not mirrors-they don't see you how you see yourself.” ― Alice Feeney, Sometimes I Lie
“Everyone you meet is inevitably flawed... I don't avoid broken people because I think I'm better than them. I just don't like looking at my own reflection.” ― Alice Feeney, Sometimes I Lie
“Sometimes I think I am the unreliable narrator of my own life. Sometimes I think we all are.” ― Alice Feeney, His & Hers
“...but nightmares are dreams too.” ― Alice Feeney, Sometimes I Lie
“The only good thing about losing everything, is the freedom that comes from having nothing left to lose.” ― Alice Feeney, Rock Paper Scissors
“I've hidden memories in boxes inside my head before. Sometimes it's the only way to deal with things.” ― Alice Feeney, Sometimes I Lie
“People think that good and bad are opposites but they're wrong, they're just mirror images of one another in broken glass.” ― Alice Feeney, Sometimes I Lie
“Stars cannot shine without darkness.” ― Alice Feeney, Sometimes I Lie
“The best lessons are often the ones we don’t realise we’re being taught” ― Alice Feeney, Rock Paper Scissors
Alice Feeney
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Alice Feeney

Alice Feeney is a New York Times million-copy bestselling author. Her books have been translated into over thirty languages, and have been optioned for major screen adaptations. Including Rock Paper Scissors, which is being made into a TV series by the produc…

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