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Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine - Bilingual quotes that celebrate the beauty of language, showcasing meaningful expressions in two unique perspectives.
"Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine" follows the life of Eleanor, a socially awkward woman who lives a solitary and routine life. She has a unique perception of the world, shaped by her troubled past, which leads her to avoid social interactions and maintain strict habits. Eleanor is content in...
I allowed my mind to wander. I've found this to be a very effective way of passing the time; you take a situation or a person and start to imagine nice things that might happen. You can make anything happen, anything at all, inside a daydream.
Gail Honeyman Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
I allowed my mind to wander. I've found this to be a very effective way of passing the time; you take a situation or a person and start to imagine nice things that might happen. You can make anything happen, anything at all, inside a daydream.
Her home was so...shiny. She was shiny too, her skin, her hair, her shoes, her teeth. I hadn't even realized before; I am matte, dull and scuffed.
Gail Honeyman Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
Her home was so...shiny. She was shiny too, her skin, her hair, her shoes, her teeth. I hadn't even realized before; I am matte, dull and scuffed.
It takes a long time to learn to live with loss, assuming you ever manage it.
Gail Honeyman Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
It takes a long time to learn to live with loss, assuming you ever manage it.
I could not solve the puzzle of me.
Gail Honeyman Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
I could not solve the puzzle of me.
I'd tried to cope alone for far too long, and it hadn't done me any good at all. Sometimes you simply needed someone kind to sit with you while you dealt with things.
Gail Honeyman Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
I'd tried to cope alone for far too long, and it hadn't done me any good at all. Sometimes you simply needed someone kind to sit with you while you dealt with things.
...when you took a moment to see what was around you, noticed all the little things, it made you feel....lighter.
Gail Honeyman Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
...when you took a moment to see what was around you, noticed all the little things, it made you feel....lighter.
It seemed there was an announcement every five minutes from the mythical conductor, imparting sagacious gems such as large items should be placed in the overhead luggage racks, or that passengers should report any unattended items to the train crew as soon as possible. I wondered at whom these pearls of wisdom were aimed; some passing extraterrestrial, perhaps, or a yak herder from Ulan Bator who had trekked across the steppes, sailed the North Sea, and found himself on the Glasgow-Edinburgh service with literally no prior experience of mechanized transport to call upon?
Gail Honeyman Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
It seemed there was an announcement every five minutes from the mythical conductor, imparting sagacious gems such as large items should be placed in the overhead luggage racks, or that passengers should report any unattended items to the train crew as soon as possible. I wondered at whom these pearls of wisdom were aimed; some passing extraterrestrial, perhaps, or a yak herder from Ulan Bator who had trekked across the steppes, sailed the North Sea, and found himself on the Glasgow-Edinburgh service with literally no prior experience of mechanized transport to call upon?
I felt the heat where his hand had been; it was only a moment, but it left a warm imprint, almost as though it might be visible. A human hand was exactly the right weight, exactly the right temperature for touching another person, I realized.
Gail Honeyman Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
I felt the heat where his hand had been; it was only a moment, but it left a warm imprint, almost as though it might be visible. A human hand was exactly the right weight, exactly the right temperature for touching another person, I realized.
I have always enjoyed reading, but I've never been sure how to select appropriate material. There are so many books in the world--how do you tell them all apart? How do you know which one will match your tastes and interests?
Gail Honeyman Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
I have always enjoyed reading, but I've never been sure how to select appropriate material. There are so many books in the world--how do you tell them all apart? How do you know which one will match your tastes and interests?
It was too hot inside the hospital and the floors squeaked. There was a hand-gel dispenser outside the ward, and a big yellow sign above it read Do Not Drink. Did people actually drink sanitizing hand gel? I supposed they must--hence the sign. Part of me, a very small sliver, briefly considered dipping my head to taste a drop, purely because I'd been ordered not to. No, Eleanor, I told myself. Curb your rebellious tendencies. Stick to tea, coffee, and vodka.
Gail Honeyman Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
It was too hot inside the hospital and the floors squeaked. There was a hand-gel dispenser outside the ward, and a big yellow sign above it read Do Not Drink. Did people actually drink sanitizing hand gel? I supposed they must--hence the sign. Part of me, a very small sliver, briefly considered dipping my head to taste a drop, purely because I'd been ordered not to. No, Eleanor, I told myself. Curb your rebellious tendencies. Stick to tea, coffee, and vodka.
How brave are you prepared to be, Eleanor? Laura asked. This was the correct question. I am brave. I am brave, courageous, Eleanor Oliphant.
Gail Honeyman Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
How brave are you prepared to be, Eleanor? Laura asked. This was the correct question. I am brave. I am brave, courageous, Eleanor Oliphant.
I was a human woman, no more and no less.
Gail Honeyman Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
I was a human woman, no more and no less.
The streets were all named after poets - Wordsworth Lane, Shelley Close, Keats Rise - no doubt chosen by the building company's marketing department. They were all poets that the kind of person who'd aspire to own such a home would recognize, poets who wrote about urns and flowers and wandering clouds. Based on past experience, I'd be more likely to end up living in Dante Lane or Poe Crescent.
Gail Honeyman Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
The streets were all named after poets - Wordsworth Lane, Shelley Close, Keats Rise - no doubt chosen by the building company's marketing department. They were all poets that the kind of person who'd aspire to own such a home would recognize, poets who wrote about urns and flowers and wandering clouds. Based on past experience, I'd be more likely to end up living in Dante Lane or Poe Crescent.
My phone doesn't ring often-it makes me jump when it does-and it's usually people asking if I've been mis-sold Payment Protection Insurance. I whisper I know where you live to them, and hang up the phone very, very gently.
Gail Honeyman Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
My phone doesn't ring often-it makes me jump when it does-and it's usually people asking if I've been mis-sold Payment Protection Insurance. I whisper I know where you live to them, and hang up the phone very, very gently.
Nine years, and you've never had a day off sick, never used all your annual leave. That's dedication, you know. It's not easy to find these days.It's not dedication, I said. I simply have a very robust constitution and no one to go on holiday with.
Gail Honeyman Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
Nine years, and you've never had a day off sick, never used all your annual leave. That's dedication, you know. It's not easy to find these days.It's not dedication, I said. I simply have a very robust constitution and no one to go on holiday with.
I was in a fast-food restaurant for the first time in my adult life, an enormous and garish place just around the corner from the music venue. It was mystifyingly, inexplicably busy. I wondered why humans would willingly queue at a counter to request processed food, then carry it to a table which was not even set, and then eat it from the paper? Afterward, despite having paid for it, the customer themselves are responsible for clearing away the detritus. Very strange.
Gail Honeyman Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
I was in a fast-food restaurant for the first time in my adult life, an enormous and garish place just around the corner from the music venue. It was mystifyingly, inexplicably busy. I wondered why humans would willingly queue at a counter to request processed food, then carry it to a table which was not even set, and then eat it from the paper? Afterward, despite having paid for it, the customer themselves are responsible for clearing away the detritus. Very strange.
Was this how it worked, then, successful social integration? Was it really that simple? Wear some lipstick, go to the hairdressers and alternate the clothes you wear?
Gail Honeyman Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
Was this how it worked, then, successful social integration? Was it really that simple? Wear some lipstick, go to the hairdressers and alternate the clothes you wear?
Did you enjoy yourself?' I asked.'Mmm,' he said. 'It was fun, wasn't it?' He wasn't using a knife, but held a fork in his right hand like a child or an American. He smiled.
Gail Honeyman Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
Did you enjoy yourself?' I asked.'Mmm,' he said. 'It was fun, wasn't it?' He wasn't using a knife, but held a fork in his right hand like a child or an American. He smiled.
A woman who knew her own mind and scorned the conventions of polite society. We were going to get along just fine.
Gail Honeyman Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
A woman who knew her own mind and scorned the conventions of polite society. We were going to get along just fine.
There must be some piece of wiring left over in our brains, from our ancestors, something that means we can't help but stare into a fire, watch it move and dance, warding off evil spirits and dangerous animals . . . that's what fire's supposed to do, isn't it?
Gail Honeyman Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
There must be some piece of wiring left over in our brains, from our ancestors, something that means we can't help but stare into a fire, watch it move and dance, warding off evil spirits and dangerous animals . . . that's what fire's supposed to do, isn't it?
realized that such small gestures – the way his mother had made me a cup of tea after our meal without asking, remembering that I didn't take sugar, the way Laura had placed two little biscuits on the saucer when she brought me coffee in the salon – such things could mean so much.
Gail Honeyman Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
realized that such small gestures – the way his mother had made me a cup of tea after our meal without asking, remembering that I didn't take sugar, the way Laura had placed two little biscuits on the saucer when she brought me coffee in the salon – such things could mean so much.
If I'm ever unsure as to the correct course of action, I'll think, What would a ferret do? or, How would a salamander respond to this situation? Invariably, I find the right answer.
Gail Honeyman Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
If I'm ever unsure as to the correct course of action, I'll think, What would a ferret do? or, How would a salamander respond to this situation? Invariably, I find the right answer.
Three words, Ignis aurum probat. Fire tests gold. The rest of the phrase: . . . and adversity tests the brave.
Gail Honeyman Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
Three words, Ignis aurum probat. Fire tests gold. The rest of the phrase: . . . and adversity tests the brave.
It turned out that if you saw the same person with some degree of regularity, then the conversation was immediately pleasant and comfortable -- you could pick up where you left off, as it were, rather than having to start afresh each time.
Gail Honeyman Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
It turned out that if you saw the same person with some degree of regularity, then the conversation was immediately pleasant and comfortable -- you could pick up where you left off, as it were, rather than having to start afresh each time.
I had to google "mofo" and must confess to being slightly alarmed by the result.
Gail Honeyman Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
I had to google "mofo" and must confess to being slightly alarmed by the result.
I had no idea how to respond, and opted for a smile, which serves me well on most occasions {not if it's something to do with death or illness, though -- I know that now.}
Gail Honeyman Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
I had no idea how to respond, and opted for a smile, which serves me well on most occasions {not if it's something to do with death or illness, though -- I know that now.}
It's SpongeBob, Eleanor, he said, speaking very slowly and clearly as though I were some sort of idiot. SpongeBob SquarePants? A semi-human bath sponge with protruding front teeth! On sale as if it were something completely unremarkable! For my entire life, people have said that I'm strange, but really, when I see things like this, I realize that I'm actually relatively normal.
Gail Honeyman Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
It's SpongeBob, Eleanor, he said, speaking very slowly and clearly as though I were some sort of idiot. SpongeBob SquarePants? A semi-human bath sponge with protruding front teeth! On sale as if it were something completely unremarkable! For my entire life, people have said that I'm strange, but really, when I see things like this, I realize that I'm actually relatively normal.
Grief is the price we pay for love, so they say. The price is far too high. The
Gail Honeyman Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
Grief is the price we pay for love, so they say. The price is far too high. The
She looked at him with so much love that I had to turn away. At least I know what love looks like, I told myself. That's something. No one had ever looked at me like that, but I'd be able to recognize it if they ever did.
Gail Honeyman Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
She looked at him with so much love that I had to turn away. At least I know what love looks like, I told myself. That's something. No one had ever looked at me like that, but I'd be able to recognize it if they ever did.
I do exist, don't I? It often feels as if I'm not here, that I'm a figment of my own imagination. There are days when I feel so lightly connected to the earth that the threads that tether me to the planet are gossamer thin, spun sugar. A strong gust of wind could dislodge me completely, and I'd lift off and blow away, like one of those seeds in a dandelion clock.
Gail Honeyman Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
I do exist, don't I? It often feels as if I'm not here, that I'm a figment of my own imagination. There are days when I feel so lightly connected to the earth that the threads that tether me to the planet are gossamer thin, spun sugar. A strong gust of wind could dislodge me completely, and I'd lift off and blow away, like one of those seeds in a dandelion clock.
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