I must say, in the case of "Room," both the book and the film, I don't think being a lesbian author held me back at all.
Emma DonoghueYou know who you belong to Jack? - Yeah. Yourself. - He's wrong, actually, I belong to Ma. p. 261 Room by E Donoghue
Emma DonoghueThere may be certain genres that men dominate, but fiction not so much. The question of prizes is tricky because there are so many prizes.
Emma Donoghue...real loneliness is having no one to miss. Think yourself lucky you've known something worth missing.
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