John Boyne

"Do you know what I am going to tell you, he said with his wry mouth, a pint of plain is your only man."

"The number of people who can copulate properly may be few; the number who can write well are infinitely fewer."

"Never underestimate the value of a falsehood, friends. Never doubt the power of a lie. Blessed are the mend…"

"If lowborn men could stand up to those born to rule, religion, government, the whole world would fall to pi…"

"Images produce an intellectual process different from the ancient one or the one developed by classical edu…"

"But it is not for the perfect vase or the polished gem to choose their owners."