“That's the crazy thing about lies. You start to fall for them, yourself.”

“That's the thing about girls. Every time they do something pretty, even if they're not much to look at, or even if they're sort of stupid, you fall in love with them, and then you never know where the hell you are. Girls. Jesus Christ. They can drive you crazy. They really can.”

“The best thing to do if you start thinking such things (falling in love) is to lie down and wait for it to pass. It always does.”

“Things change, Briony. You can't stop them, and you'll drive yourself crazy if you try.”

“The great thing about fiction is that you can start off by telling the truth, then start making stuff up like crazy whenever you feel like it. ”

“The nice thing about baking alone in the kitchen before dawn is that you can talk to yourself like a crazy person and no one suspects you're a crazy person.”