...sentences swallowed and sung back and swallowed all over again. She was made entirely out of words.
Emma DonoghueYou're meant to have an unhappy childhood to be a writer, but there's a lot to be said for a very happy one that just let's you get on with it.
Emma DonoghueThe paradox of publicity is that even as we do it, we know it's killing off the chance of another reader happening across our book in the ideal state of innocence.
Emma DonoghueEvery 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 DonoghueI needed to do a lot of saying no. I had a lot of [interest] from people who I just didn't think were quite right for it. And I didn't want a bad film to be made of the book, either a sentimental one or a creepy one, so I did a lot of, "No thank you." Then when the right filmmaker came along, yes, I suppose I presented myself very much as wanting to be the writer.
Emma Donoghue