283 Quotes by Emma Donoghue

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    Kids delight in 'magical thinking', whether in the form of the Tooth Fairy or the saints: whether you see these as comforting lies or eternal verities, they are part of how we help kids make sense of the world.

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    I love it when novels contain a broad cast of characters, including queer ones.

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    I come out of an academic background, and I'm aware that what I'm doing is simultaneously research and fiction. I want to meet both those obligations.

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    I've always been religiously inclined, but it doesn't come up in most of my books.

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