The sound of the pages turning was the sound of magic. The dry liquid feel of paper under fingertips was what magic felt like.

I was anticipating that some readers might misread [the book] ROOM itself as a hymn to homeschooling.

This is a bad story.” “Sorry. I’m really sorry. I shouldn’t have told you.” “No, you should,” I say. “But—” “I don’t want there to be bad stories and me not know them.

You know who you belong to Jack? - Yeah. Yourself. - He's wrong, actually, I belong to Ma. p. 261 Room by E Donoghue

What's crucial about being an executive producer is that you stay in the loop, information-wise. They have to share all their major decisions with you.

The Collector [John Fowles book] does such a good job of capturing the mindset of a capturer, and also that's become a banal trope of every second crime novel: the weirdo, fetishistic watcher/stalker/kidnapper/kidnapper of women or children.

I read three books a week.