You cannot predict literary success; the only way you can possibly aim for it is to do your thing and do it well. Emma Donoghue Read Quote
I come out of an academic background, and I’m aware that what I’m doing is simultaneously research and fiction. I want to meet both those obligations. Emma Donoghue Read Quote
Kids delight in ‘magical thinking’, whether in the form of the Tooth Fairy or the saints: whether you see these as comforting lies or eternal verities, they are part of how we help kids make sense of the world. Emma Donoghue Read Quote
Some writers can produce marvelous plots without planning it out, but I can’t. In particular I need to know the structure of a novel: what’s going to happen in each chapter and each scene. Emma Donoghue Read Quote
Every parent has those moments where they look at their child and think, ‘There’s a demon in those eyes and no one can see it but me!’ Emma Donoghue Read Quote
I think the only difference between me and other people is that when I hear of an interesting historical incident, I immediately write it down and Google it. Emma Donoghue Read Quote
One thing I like about historical fiction is that I’m not constantly focusing on me, or people like me; you’re obliged to concentrate on lives that are completely other than your own. Emma Donoghue Read Quote
