Ian C.P. Irvine > Quotes

“You see son, a man, a true man, deals with whatever life throws at him at any point in time. A man cannot control his life, he cannot plan it, only a fool really thinks he can. No, the true mark of a man, is someone who accepts that life always changes, and that the most he can do, is to accept the changes that life thrusts upon him and endeavor to learn to live with them, in the best way he can. To accept the life he has, whatever life that may be.”
― Ian C.P. Irvine, Who Stole My Life?

“Son, only you know what is real. Only you. What is real to me, is not the same as what is real to others. What we perceive as reality is forged by the experiences we have had. The experiences that make you who you are, are different to the ones that have made me who I am.”
― Ian C.P. Irvine, Who Stole My Life?

“We do not live. We exist. We are visitors in our own lives.”
― Ian C.P. Irvine, Who Stole My Life?

“Thanks nothing. You're going to give me the best orgasm tonight that I've ever had,”
― Ian C.P. Irvine, Who Stole My Life?

“And yet, in spite of everything, Kerrin refused to give up hope.”
― Ian C.P. Irvine, The Orlando File

“scatter a few more”
― Ian C.P. Irvine, Maciek's Story

“He looked up and he saw Dana emerging on crutches from the long grass behind the shed. Her hair was tussled and her dress was muddy and crumpled, but when Kerrin saw her he realised she had never looked more beautiful in all her life. She was safe.”
― Ian C.P. Irvine, The Orlando File

“David was now richer than his wildest dreams had ever let him believe he could be. His new house was the epitome of luxury, and the power now at his command was intoxicating.”
― Ian C.P. Irvine, The Orlando File

“the idea that a”
― Ian C.P. Irvine, The Orlando File

“With the answer still ‘yes’, I slam the handset back on its cradle, pick up my rucksack, and walk from the platform onto the train. It’s five hours to London. A new job. And a new life.”
― Ian C.P. Irvine, The Sleeping Truth: Book One

“As I sit on the number 42 bus heading south from Tooting Broadway towards Mitcham Common, I begin to feel very nauseous. I take my jacket off and lay it on the seat beside me, taking several deep breathes and closing”
― Ian C.P. Irvine, The Sleeping Truth: Book One

“Do you really think that a billion dollar company would simply make their best employees redundant…”
― Ian C.P. Irvine, The Orlando File

“the whole car insurance industry was a scam. A large, money-making, corporate crime perpetuated by corporations and powers that spanned the world.”
― Ian C.P. Irvine, Say You're Sorry: Book One

“Whereas the police and the courts had to be over-concerned with 'human rights' and the 'rights' of the criminals, perhaps it was time to turn a blind eye and let the victims take their own revenge on their aggressors. It would save the tax-payer millions.”
― Ian C.P. Irvine, Peter's Story

“Files just don't go”
― Ian C.P. Irvine, The Orlando File

“his torchlight Jason suddenly felt very scared. A chill passed through his body and he shivered. Special”
― Ian C.P. Irvine, The Crown of Thorns: Book One

“James,…" she starts to speak. Then the light in her pupils changes, as if a decision has been made. She swallows hard, wipes away the rest of her tears, and pulls herself up straight. "Your parents? Okay... Okay, fine. As long as you are okay. As long as everything is alright." She pauses. "Come on, let's get breakfast." She turns and walks away. Is that it? What about the interrogation? What about the endless questions and the anger? Where is the angry confrontation?”
― Ian C.P. Irvine, Who Stole My Life?

“If you were to die tomorrow, would you be happy knowing that you had spent the last day of your life doing just what you did today?”
― Ian C.P. Irvine, London 2012: What If?

“now”
― Ian C.P. Irvine, Time Ship, Book One

“Why do we do this to each other? Why can’t we trust anyone anymore?” “Because it is just life. It’s the way things are. We just have to pick ourselves up, and move on. But somewhere out there I really believe that there is an ideal soul-mate for each of us that we will meet one day and fall in love with. It’s just a matter of time. But en-route, we will have a few crashes, get burned a little. It’s inevitable. We just have to make it our duty to survive and get over all the crap that gets in our way, because we owe it to that other person in the future to”
― Ian C.P. Irvine, The Sleeping Truth: Book One

“We live. We die. With something in between that we call life. Sometimes funny, sometimes sad, a lot that's painful, but mostly, overall, wonderful. Quite wonderful. We enter into life through a tunnel, and we leave with a simple closing of the eyes and an exhaling of our breath. And then it is gone. From nothing, back to nothing. And the bit in between is nothing more than memories, which are quickly lost by people who no longer have the power to remember. Life. Your life and mine. Just a whisper on the wind…”
― Ian C.P. Irvine, London 2012: What If?

“It did not matter how much or what a person owned or had, for without self-respect, a person had nothing.”
― Ian C.P. Irvine, Peter's Story

“I dinnie want to make any more stupid, fucking..sorry, Mr Wallace, for swearing like, ...but I just don't want to make any more mistakes." "We all make mistakes son. And that's alright. It's how we learn. What's important though is that we don't make the same mistakes twice. That we don't hurt other people, needlessly, and that wherever we go, we try to make sure that when we leave, the people we leave behind are happy to have known us!”
― Ian C.P. Irvine, Haunted from Within

“was going to be a big night. After seven years of being together, Ray was planning to pop the question. The question. The one that he knew he had been avoiding for a while now, and which was probably the reason behind Emma's strange comments as of late. Ray knew that something was bothering her. After he had cooked her dinner he had tried to talk about it with her last night, but she had avoided proper conversation. A headache, that time of the month, and a hard week at work had all been reasons for her to go to bed early without any real discussion between them. But tonight Ray would make everything right. It was all planned. Tonight was going to be special.   A woman with a cat on”
― Ian C.P. Irvine, I Spy, I Saw Her Die

“Because sometimes we lose contact with people and regret it, and then spend the rest of our lives, wondering what it would have been like to have known them better. I woke up one day, and realised that it was silly, always wondering…why not do something about it?"   Mary”
― Ian C.P. Irvine, London 2012: What If?

“Just then, an ever so polite but rather surprised voice booms across the loudspeaker, proudly announcing the 'punctual' arrival of a train. Seconds later, the train rolls into the station, and the mad rush begins. The doors open, and for a few moments there is the usual mock attempt at politeness, but then, as if in response to some invisible signal, suddenly everyone scrambles forward, and it's every man for himself and survival of the fittest. A hundred people mentally chanting the mantra of the daily commuter: 'Oh please, God, please let me get a seat today.”
― Ian C.P. Irvine, Who Stole My Life?

“party,”
― Ian C.P. Irvine, The Assassin's Gift, Book Two

“someone else will die again...and”
― Ian C.P. Irvine, Maciek's Story

“Jacobson”
― Ian C.P. Irvine, I Spy, I Saw Her Die

“How can I know if another job or another life would be better than the one I have now if I haven’t got anything else to compare it with? For all I know, the life I lead now is the best it gets.”
― Ian C.P. Irvine, London 2012 : What If?