“It was the word 'late' that did it. Such a stupid word to use of the dead, implying that they would be… — Emma Donoghue Copy Share Image
“People have no idea of the things that don't happen to them—the lives they're not living, the deaths stalking them—and thank Christ… — Emma Donoghue Copy Share Image
“But to sever all your connections, professional as well as personal..." Lib fumbled for words. "Wouldn't it be like a little death?"… — Emma Donoghue Copy Share Image
“It came to Mary now that her mother had been right, after all; Mary had been born for this. In sixteen years… — Emma Donoghue Copy Share Image
Before I had kids, I thought you should never lie to a kid. But now I've had them, I realize you almost lie to… — Emma Donoghue Copy Share Image
What writing ROOM taught me was that I know exactly how to be the perfect mother, but I'm not willing to do it for… — Emma Donoghue Copy Share Image
With my first book, I was hired to write a draft of the script. I was so young and less confident. They put me… — Emma Donoghue Copy Share Image
...real loneliness is having no one to miss. Think yourself lucky you've known something worth missing. — Emma Donoghue Copy Share Image
At the door, there was one of those moment when two people realize that they like each other more than they know each other.… — Emma Donoghue Copy Share Image
“When I was as young as you are now I learned how to save my own life.” — Emma Donoghue Copy Share Image
“In Room me and Ma had time for everything. I guess the time gets spread very thin like butter all over the world, the… — Emma Donoghue Copy Share Image
I am clumsy, a late and nervous driver, and despise all sports except a little gentle dancing or yoga. — Emma Donoghue Copy Share Image
“I looked in my mirror and saw, not myself, but every place I'd never been.” — Emma Donoghue Copy Share Image
