Quotes by Paul Murray, The Mark and the Void

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Ariadne made an impression on you, and that's great. But life is not literature. Sooner or later, the spell wears off, t — Paul Murray, The Mark and the Void
The stories we read in books, what's presented to us as being interesting - they have very little to do with real life a — Paul Murray, The Mark and the Void
I believe his lies, so he believes mine.' She turns and looks at me straight on. 'That's how it goes at the end of love. — Paul Murray, The Mark and the Void
People don't want the truth,' he says, waving a hand at the streets around us. 'They want better-quality lies. High defi — Paul Murray, The Mark and the Void
It used to be the smartest people didn't always want to be the richest people. — Paul Murray, The Mark and the Void
Capitalism needs war. — Paul Murray, The Mark and the Void
If you do it in the bookies, it's a bet. . . . If you pay some 23-year-old in an Armani suit two hundred grand to go to — Paul Murray, The Mark and the Void
I’m just saying that once that have an excuse, people will do anything. They do what they are told, and they take their — Paul Murray, The Mark and the Void
I do not think my life would make a very interesting book,' I say. 'I feel I can speak with a certain amount of authorit — Paul Murray, The Mark and the Void