I always wanted to work at Take A Break magazine, you know, just to inject a little bit of politics into their stories. I applied for a job there after I'd done my law degree and didn't even get an… — Denise Mina Copy Share Image
“He stopped at an intersection, panting, rubbing at the twinge in his hamstrings, looking around, though he knew no cars were coming in either… — Denise Mina Copy Share Image
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… — Denise Mina Copy Share Image
Crime is a very hard genre to feminise. If you have a female protagonist she is going to be looking after her mum when… — Denise Mina Copy Share Image
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… — Denise Mina Copy Share Image
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… — Denise Mina Copy Share Image
“Bout a month ago. She came in Boxing Day but I put her out. She was begging people, not even tapping, but begging for… — Denise Mina Copy Share Image
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… — Denise Mina Copy Share Image
To have a very strong opinion all the time is corrosive to a person's intellect. It becomes your default position. — Denise Mina Copy Share Image
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… — Denise Mina Copy Share Image
I think the class divide is going to change. I think a lot more working class people are going to get published. It is… — Denise Mina Copy Share Image
