“I came from this very traditional background and I benefited hugely from feminism. I felt privileged going to university and doing a PhD. Most people of my background don't get to do that.” PeopleFeltFeminismUniversityBackgroundsTraditionalPrivilegedPhds Author:Denise Mina
“In the 'Garnethill' trilogy, people always forget that Maureen O'Donnell's dad was a journalist and she did art history at uni and her brother did law, but no-one ever thinks they're middle-class - they're just working class because they speak with accents.” PeopleThinkingArtLawSpeakForgetClassMiddleBrotherDadJournalistMiddle ClassAccentsWorking ClassArt HistoryTrilogies Author:Denise Mina
“Most of the people who write to me are really clever, really engaged. They just want to say that they have read my book and liked it.” PeopleWantWritingBookCleverEngagedReally Clever Author:Denise Mina
“None of us know what is going to sell or what people want to read.” PeopleKnowsWantSells Author:Denise Mina
“People are interested in crime fiction when they're quite distanced from crime. People in Darfur are not reading murder mysteries.” PeopleReadingFictionMysteryCrimeMurderCrime FictionDarfurMurder Mysteries Author:Denise Mina
“There's always these giant baffling books, like 'The Da Vinci Code.' People say it's not as well written as 'Midnight's Children.' Why aren't people reading 'Midnight's Children?' Nobody knows why these phenomenons happen but they're great.” PeopleKnowsWellsChildrenBookHappensReadingWrittenCodeGiantsPhenomenonMidnightNobody KnowsWell WrittenDa Vinci Code Author:Denise Mina
“I'm always represented as a bit of a class warrior - a bit Down With Men and Down With Middle-Class People. Whereas I'm actually very fond of men and am middle-class. I even went to boarding school in Perthshire.” PeopleMenSchoolBitsClassMiddleWarriorMiddle Class Author:Denise Mina
“We don't really go in for big family dinners, but Scottish people are famously confrontational. It's a cultural thing, so maybe we don't need to have them to clear the air. Also, traditional family food isn't as nice here so there's no payoff for traveling hundreds of miles.” PeopleNeedsBigsClearNiceAirDinnerMilesTraditionalScottishPayoffBig FamiliesTraditional FamilyFamily Dinner Author:Denise Mina
“Even if people do wrong, we're social animals, so what can we do about stopping them doing the same things in future? Saying people are 'bad' or 'evil' is just an unwillingness to engage; an unwillingness to try to empathise. That sanctimonious attitude doesn't help anyone” PeopleIfsTryingHelpingEvilSocialAnimalAttitudeStoppingSanctimonious Author:Denise Mina
