My maternal grandmother was in London during the Blitz. Indeed, the man she was dating before she met my grandfather was killed beside her in a cinem…

- Chris Cleave

Looking after a very sick child was the Olympics of parenting.

- Chris Cleave

So when I say that I am a refugee, you must understand that there is no refuge.

- Chris Cleave

Life is extremely short and you cannot dance to current affairs.

- Chris Cleave

A scar does not form on the dying. A scar means, I survived.

- Chris Cleave

We must see all scars as beauty. Okay? This will be our secret. Because take it from me, a scar does not form on the dying. A scar means, 'I survived…

- Chris Cleave

This thing with being lovers, it isn't like being married.

- Chris Cleave

At some point you just have to turn around and face your life head on.

- Chris Cleave

I'm a much better writer for being a father.

- Chris Cleave