“I find, the older I get, the more surprised I am about how hesitant people are to say what they really want, what they really dream about, what really drives them. It's as if sometimes we're sort of embarrassed, as we get older, to be transparent about that. But you save so much time if you're transparent about what you want.”

American author, screenwriter, and producer

Gillian Schieber Flynn is an American author, screenwriter, and producer. She is best known for her thriller and mystery novels, including Sharp Objects, Dark Places, and Gone Girl. Her books have been translated into 40 languages. By 2016, Gone Girl had sold more than 15 million copies worldwide, a measure of how widely her work has reached readers.