Joanne Harris quotes

Joanne Harris is a British author best known for her novel "Chocolat," which was adapted into an Oscar-nominated film. Her works often blend elements of magic, folklore, and contemporary life, captivating readers around the world. She continues to write award-winning novels exploring themes of identity, family, and transformation. Here are 80 of her quotes:

I like autumn. The drama of it; the golden lion roaring through the back door of the year, shaking its mane of leaves. A dangerous time; of violent rages and deceptive calm, of fireworks in the pockets and conkers in the fist. (Joanne Harris)
It's a feeling which tells me that any woman can be beautiful in the eyes of a man who loves her. View quote
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I've never been very good at leaving things behind. I tried, but I have always left fragments of myself there too, like seeds awaiting their chance to grow. View quote
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Some things can be both real and imaginary at the same time,... some lies can be true,... broken faith may be restored. View quote
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Change isn't always comfortable, but it is a fact of life. View quote
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A man who casts no shadow isn't really a man at all. View quote
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I let it go. It's like swimming against the current. It exhausts you. After a while, whoever you are, you just have to let go, and the river brings you home. View quote
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I could do with a bit more excess. From now on I'm going to be immoderate--and volatile--I shall enjoy loud music and lurid poetry. I shall be rampant. View quote
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The dead know everything but they don't give a damn. View quote
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Happiness. Simple as a glass of chocolate or tortuous as the heart. Bitter. Sweet. Alive. View quote
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She always had that about her, that look of otherness, of eyes that see things much too far, and of thoughts that wander off the edge of the world. (Joanne Harris)
Some people spend the whole of their lives sitting waiting for one train, only to find that they never even made it to the station. View quote
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Life is what you celebrate. All of it. Even its end. View quote
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We came in the wind of the carnival. A wind of change, or promises. The merry wind, the magical wind, making March hares of everyone, tumbling blossoms and coat-tails and hats; rushing towards summer in a frenzy of exuberance. View quote
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I have an advanced degree in procrastination and another one in paranoia. View quote
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My heroes and heroines are often unlikely people who are dragged into situations without meaning to become involved, or people with a past that has never quite left them. They are often isolated, introspective people, often confrontational or anarchic in some way, often damaged or secretly unhappy or incomplete. View quote
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I dream a lot, in colour and in sound and scent. Quite a few of my stories have come from dreams. View quote
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As authors, we all expect criticism from time to time, and we all have our ways of coping with unfriendly reviews. View quote
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For me, the magic of Hawaii comes from the stillness, the sea, the stars. View quote
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I speak as I must and cannot be silent. View quote
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I sell dreams, small comforts, sweet harmless temptations to bring down a multitude of saints crashing among the hazels and nougatines. (Joanne Harris)
If wishes were horses, beggars would ride. View quote
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A man may plant a tree for a number of reasons. Perhaps he likes trees. Perhaps he wants shelter. Or perhaps he knows that someday he may need the firewood. View quote
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To be closed from everything, and yet to feel, to think... This is the truth of hell, stripped of its gaudy medievalisms. This loss of contact. View quote
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I liked her better for showing a little spirit. View quote
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