Paula Hawkins
Born: 01-01-1972
Paula Hawkins is a British author best known for her gripping psychological thriller, "The Girl on the Train," which became an international bestseller and was adapted into a successful film. Born in Zimbabwe in 1972, she transitioned from journalism to fiction, crafting intricate narratives with complex characters. Hawkins' works often explore themes of memory, identity, and perception, solidifying her reputation as a master of suspenseful storytelling.
Book summaries for books written by Paula Hawkins
Quotes
Life is not a paragraph, and death is no parenthesis.
There’s nothing so painful, so corrosive, as suspicion.
I have lost control over everything, even the places in my head.
Hollowness: that I understand. I’m starting to feel like that, too.
I am not the girl I used to be. I am no longer desirable; I’m off-putting in some way.
I am the girl on the train, watching, and she is everything I want to be.
I am no longer desirable; I’m off-putting in some way.
You can’t rewind time. You can’t undo what was done. Ever.
There is something comforting about the sight of strangers safe at home.
I have to find a way of making myself happy, I have to stop looking for happiness elsewhere.
I am not the sum of my mistakes.
Sometimes I feel like I’m not the same person I was.