Dinks

“It felt civilised and modern. It felt refined and tantalising, all at once, like a polite collective pre-orgasm.”
― Matt Haig, Reasons to Stay Alive

“Of everyone I have ever met, I would say Agnes was the most difficult to put into words. She was an extremely rare concoction of forthright character, amoral habits and restrained manners.”
― Matt Haig, How to Stop Time

“She leaned towards me and kissed me on the lips. It was just a peck, but a peck on the lips was not just a peck.
'What was that for?' I asked.
I could just about see her smile in the moonlight. It wasn't a flirtatious smile. It was a plain, matter-of-fact one. 'For you to have something else to occupy your mind.”
― Matt Haig, How to Stop Time

“Maybe Shakespeare was right. Maybe all the world was a stage. Maybe without the act everything would fall apart. The key to happiness wasn't being yourself, because what did that even mean? Everyone had many selves. No. The key to happiness is finding the lie that suits you best.”
― Matt Haig, How to Stop Time