--- title: "1 Lord Flies Quotes By Denise Mina" description: "1 Lord Flies quotes by Denise Mina. Plus more from Denise Mina and more Lord Flies sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/912/denise-mina-10719_flies_it-was-lord-of-the-flies-without-table-m_1547202.png" --- > [“It was Lord of the Flies without table manners.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denise-mina/it-was-lord-of-the-flies-without-table-manners/) [Denise Mina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denise-mina/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/912/denise-mina-10719_flies_it-was-lord-of-the-flies-without-table-m_1547202.png) ## More by Denise Mina > [“He stopped at an intersection, panting, rubbing at the twinge in his hamstrings, looking around, though he knew no cars were coming in either…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denise-mina/he-stopped-at-an-intersection-panting-rubbing-at-the-twinge-in-his/) [Denise Mina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denise-mina/even-if-people-do-wrong-we-re-social-animals-so-what-can-we-do-about/) [Denise Mina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denise-mina/) > [Crime is a very hard genre to feminise. If you have a female protagonist she is going to be looking after her mum when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denise-mina/crime-is-a-very-hard-genre-to-feminise-if-you-have-a-female/) [Denise Mina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denise-mina/in-the-garnethill-trilogy-people-always-forget-that-maureen-o-donnell/) [Denise Mina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denise-mina/) > [Comics don't work if the story is all in the text and the images are illustrative. It's hard to have enough faith in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denise-mina/comics-don-t-work-if-the-story-is-all-in-the-text-and-the-images-are/) [Denise Mina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denise-mina/) > [“Bout a month ago. She came in Boxing Day but I put her out. She was begging people, not even tapping, but begging for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denise-mina/bout-a-month-ago-she-came-in-boxing-day-but-i-put-her-out-she-was/) [Denise Mina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denise-mina/) > [None of us know what is going to sell or what people want to read.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denise-mina/none-of-us-know-what-is-going-to-sell-or-what-people-want-to-read/) [Denise Mina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denise-mina/) > [In my heart I'm just a lucky waitress.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denise-mina/in-my-heart-i-m-just-a-lucky-waitress/) [Denise Mina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denise-mina/) > [I just got an honorary degree from Glasgow University, and I had to wear around very painful shoes so that I didn't laugh all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denise-mina/i-just-got-an-honorary-degree-from-glasgow-university-and-i-had-to/) [Denise Mina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denise-mina/) > [To have a very strong opinion all the time is corrosive to a person's intellect. It becomes your default position.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denise-mina/to-have-a-very-strong-opinion-all-the-time-is-corrosive-to-a-person-s/) [Denise Mina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denise-mina/) > [I'd read so much right-wing crime fiction where they find the evidence and shoot the bad guy - I thought there must be another…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denise-mina/i-d-read-so-much-right-wing-crime-fiction-where-they-find-the/) [Denise Mina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denise-mina/) > [I think the class divide is going to change. I think a lot more working class people are going to get published. It is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denise-mina/i-think-the-class-divide-is-going-to-change-i-think-a-lot-more/) [Denise Mina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denise-mina/) > [“If Morrow worked with herself she'd try and sit a few desks away.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denise-mina/if-morrow-worked-with-herself-she-d-try-and-sit-a-few-desks-away/) [Denise Mina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denise-mina/) > [“Maureen didn’t know what to say so she told the truth. “You’re frightening me,” she shouted. Inness stopped still. “I didn’t mean to,” he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denise-mina/maureen-didn-t-know-what-to-say-so-she-told-the-truth-you-re/) [Denise Mina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denise-mina/) > [I respond very well to rules. If there are certain parameters it's much easier to do something really good. Especially when readers know what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denise-mina/i-respond-very-well-to-rules-if-there-are-certain-parameters-it-s/) [Denise Mina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denise-mina/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/lord-flies/denise-mina/#itemlist", "name": "1 Lord Flies Quotes By Denise Mina", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“It was Lord of the Flies without table manners.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Denise Mina" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denise-mina/it-was-lord-of-the-flies-without-table-manners/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/912/denise-mina-10719_flies_it-was-lord-of-the-flies-without-table-m_1547202.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/912/denise-mina-10719_flies_it-was-lord-of-the-flies-without-table-m_1547202.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/912/denise-mina-10719_flies_it-was-lord-of-the-flies-without-table-m_1547202.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It was Lord of the Flies without table manners.” — Denise Mina", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/lord-flies/denise-mina/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/lord-flies/denise-mina/", "name": "Lord Flies Quotes by Denise Mina", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/lord-flies/denise-mina/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/912/denise-mina-10719_flies_it-was-lord-of-the-flies-without-table-m_1547202.png" }, "description": "1 Lord Flies quotes by Denise Mina. 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