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We can all fight against loneliness by engaging in random acts of kindness.

~Gail Honeyman

Topics: Acts Against Engaging Fight Kindness Loneliness Random

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The skill of a gifted actor, their ability to interpret and develop a character and truly bring her or him to life, is one that I admire enormously.

~Gail Honeyman

Topics: Ability Actor Admire Bring Character Develop Gifted Her Him Interpret Life Skill Truly

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I was hurtling towards 40, and I'd always wanted to write. It does focus your mind, heading towards that big birthday. If there is anything you think you want to do, you think, 'I probably should have a go now!'

~Gail Honeyman

Topics: Always Anything Big Birthday Does Focus Go Heading Mind Now Should Think Towards Want Wanted Write You Your

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Even with the most horrendous things that happen and the tremendous pain that people have to deal with, they still laugh, because I think that's what it means to be human.

~Gail Honeyman

Topics: Because Deal Even Happen Horrendous Human Laugh Means Most Pain People Still Things Think Tremendous I Think

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Eleanor Oliphant isn't me or anyone I know. Of course I've felt loneliness - everybody does - but Eleanor and her experiences are fictional.

~Gail Honeyman

Topics: Anyone Course Does Everybody Experiences Felt Fictional Her Know Loneliness Me

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As a little girl, I used to write stories, but by my teenage years, I got out of the habit.

~Gail Honeyman

Topics: Girl Got Habit Little Little Girl Out Stories Teenage Teenage Years Used Write Years

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If I've helped fuel the debate on loneliness in some small way, that is wonderful.

~Gail Honeyman

Topics: Debate Fuel Helped Loneliness Small Some Way Wonderful

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I had been thinking about social awkwardness and about people you meet who are not bad people - there is nothing wrong with them, but they are just a little bit awkward, and it makes you feel uncomfortable, and it makes you want to bring the encounter to an end. I thought, 'Is there a reason for that? What has contributed to their demeanour?'

~Gail Honeyman

Topics: About Awkward Awkwardness Bad Bad People Been Bit Bring Encounter End Feel Had Just Just A Little Bit Little Little Bit Makes Meet Nothing People Reason Social Them Thinking Thought Uncomfortable Want Who Wrong You

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I wanted to show platonic friendship between men and women, because I think it is underutilised in fiction.

~Gail Honeyman

Topics: Because Between Fiction Friendship Men Men And Women Platonic Show Think Wanted Women I Think

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I wanted to write about the transformative power of small acts of kindness. An old man falls in the street, you stop and make sure he's OK. Or even smaller acts than that, though - buying someone a cup of coffee, telling them their hair looks nice - sometimes you don't realise the transformative effect on people. I wanted to celebrate that.

~Gail Honeyman

Topics: About Acts Buying Celebrate Coffee Cup Effect Even Falls Hair He Kindness Looks Make Man Nice Ok Old Old Man People Power Realise Small Smaller Someone Sometimes Stop Street Sure Telling Than Them Though Transformative Wanted Write You

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Biography

Nationality: Scottish

Type: Writer

Born: Unknown

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