What did John Boyne mean by: You’re my best friend, Shmuel,’ he said. ‘My best friend for life. John Boyne Novelist · Ireland Copy
I think i’m just breathing, that’s all. And there’s a difference between breathing and being alive. Author, January 11, 2024January 6, 2025, John Boyne, Existence, Life, Meaning., 0 John Boyne Novelist · Ireland
The dot that became a speck that became a blob that became a figure that became a boy Author, January 11, 2024January 6, 2025, John Boyne, Growth, Identity, Transformation, 0 John Boyne Novelist · Ireland
Don’t make it worse by thinking it’s more painful than it actually is. Author, January 12, 2024January 6, 2025, John Boyne, Pain, Perception, Resilience, 0 John Boyne Novelist · Ireland
+ Just because a man glances up at the sky at night does not make him an astronomer, you know. Author, January 11, 2024January 6, 2025, John Boyne, Expertise, Misinterpretation, Perception, 0 John Boyne Novelist · Ireland
+ Sitting around miserable all day won’t make you any happier. Author, September 28, 2023January 2, 2025, John Boyne, Action, Happiness, Mindset, 0 John Boyne Novelist · Ireland
War today is such a more visible thing. We see it on television, on CNN. In 1914, war was a concept. Author, January 11, 2024January 6, 2025, John Boyne, Media, Perception, Visibility, 0 John Boyne Novelist · Ireland
I was dropped by my publisher after my first two books. But I always believed in myself. Author, January 11, 2024January 6, 2025, John Boyne, Perseverance, Resilience, Self-belief, 0 John Boyne Novelist · Ireland
+ Their lost voices must continue to be heard. Author, October 2, 2023January 2, 2025, John Boyne, Advocacy, Justice, Memory, 0 John Boyne Novelist · Ireland
Two persons cannot long be friends if they cannot forgive each other’s little failings. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
Pure friendship is something which men of an inferior intellect can never taste. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
Love begins with love ; and the warmest friendship cannot change even to the coldest love. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France