CategoryMystery

I do not tell lies. Mother used to say that this was because I was a good person. But it’s not because I am a good person. It is because I can’t tell lies.

Mark Haddon – The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night

And this shows that sometimes people want to be stupid and they do not want to know the truth.

Mark Haddon – The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night

I wondered if the police would believe me. I had lots of reasons why they wouldn’t believe me.

Mark Haddon – The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night

All the other children at my school are stupid. Except I’m not meant to call them stupid, even though this is what they are.

Mark Haddon – The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night

I think I would make a very good astronaut.

Mark Haddon – The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night

Sometimes we get sad about things and we don’t like to tell other people that we are sad about them.

Mark Haddon – The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night

I like it when it rains hard. It sounds like white noise everywhere, which is like silence but not empty.

Mark Haddon – The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night

And when I am in a new place, because I see everything, it is like when a computer is doing too many things at the same time.

Mark Haddon – The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night

But logic can get you from A to B and imagination will take you everywhere.

Mark Haddon – The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night