Jon McGregor
Born: 01-01-1976
Jon McGregor is a British author celebrated for his lyrical prose and keen insights into human nature. Born in Bermuda and raised in England, he has published several acclaimed novels and short story collections, including "If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things" and "Reservoir 13." McGregor has received numerous awards, such as the Costa Book Award, and is noted for his ability to capture the subtleties of everyday life.
Book summaries for books written by Jon McGregor
Quotes
It is the simplest thing to do, to give something up.
In this weather, with the sun low and the glare so bright, the world is only half its usual self.
The sky is clear and blue and the sun is warm and everything is as it should be.
It's a dangerous thing to look at someone else's paper.
It's the same with people. We imagine them feeling the way we would feel, and we are always wrong.
It's not easy to tell the difference between the things you want and the things you're supposed to want.
It's easy to look back at people's lives and see when they took the wrong turn.
Things happen so quickly, so quickly, there's no time to take them in.
We are all waiting for something to happen. We are all waiting for our lives to begin.
It's funny how the things that don't mean anything can mean so much to us, and we don't even know it.
The only thing that can ever really hurt us is the things we hold inside.
People see things differently when they're forced to look at them from a distance.