Quotes by Paul Murray

Explore a curated collection of 14 quotes by Paul Murray. Discover timeless wisdom, insightful thoughts, and memorable words that have inspired readers around the world. Browse through the gallery below and click on any quote to read more.

The importance of humor is primarily to puncture fixed ideas—to make us step back and realize that our situation, whatev — Paul Murray
There’s no escaping it,” he’d been fond of telling us when he was well, “the way you look defines who you are. You might — Paul Murray
None of it made any difference. The hollow feeling refused to go away. The next days were very hard. I found myself in t — Paul Murray
I saw myself as reviving a certain mode of life, a mode that had been almost lost: the contemplative life of the country — Paul Murray
I decided I would teach Mrs. P. a lesson by cooking my own meal. — Paul Murray
I only meant, you know, you shouldn’t be wasting your time on imbeciles. I know how hard it is to find the right person, — Paul Murray
When I came to again—parched, pain rampaging through my intestines—I was in my bed. The little bedside lamp illuminated — Paul Murray
Life is a precious commodity, Charles. It’s time you achieved your full potential and learned the true value of things.” — Paul Murray
You always were such a worrier. It was as if you thought your worrying was all that held the world together, and if you — Paul Murray
I don’t mind crack,” I said. “I like crack as much as the next man. But it’s not doing a thing for my nerves, and I alre — Paul Murray
None of us mentioned An Evening of Long Goodbyes, whose race had been so catastrophic that, by the end, neither Frank no — Paul Murray
I don’t see Number Four though—oh.” Number Four, wearing an unflattering chartreuse jacket, was sitting alone on the che — Paul Murray
So this is the boom, eh?” I said. “Not exactly Scott Fitzgerald, is it?” “I’ll tell you what it’s like,” he said glumly. — Paul Murray
THE ACCURSED SHIP didn’t sink for a full three hours. By the time it did, I was feeling so traumatized that even watchin — Paul Murray