“I need plenty of rest in case tomorrow is a great day. It probably won’t be, but if it is, I’ll be ready!”
“Behave like water, I told myself. Don’t try to oppose them. When they try to grasp you, slip through their fingers. Flow around them”
“One of the paradoxes of writing is that when you write non-fiction everyone tries to prove that it’s wrong, and when you publish fiction, everyone tries to see the truth in it”
“It’s actually quite a good ethos for life: go into the unknown with truth, commitment and openness, and mostly you’ll be okay”
“When you think about it – every person’s like a museum of their life”
Weak Messages Create Bad Situations
“Shrigley’s manifesto is full of hilarity, alongside observations about the world that are both astute and absurd”
Eliza Williams
Creative Review
“You know what surprises me? I’m surprised that you didn’t fall in love with me the very first time you saw me. Life is full of surprises”
“Exquisitely written, this is no hurtful exercise in family exposure, but a tender reconstruction of a woman’s exemplary life”
Ian Thomson
The Independent
Kate Grenville introduces One Life
