I think the negative traits are what makes us love other human beings, the foibles and the flaws. Denise Mina beingflawfoible Change image and share on social
To have a very strong opinion all the time is corrosive to a person's intellect. It becomes your default position. Denise Mina corrosivedefaultintellect Change image and share on social
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 interview. I only wrote 'Garnethill' because I didn't get that job! Denise Mina applybitebreak share on social
In the forensic science course I took at university they used photographs of dead bodies. For ballistics they showed us a guy lying on the floor, and his head had burst. Denise Mina ballisticbodyburst Change image and share on social
It's very hard to be cut off in Glasgow because it's such a small city. You know, we have the highest rate of per-capita imprisonment, certainly in Britain, maybe in Europe. We have a very high murder rate here. So most people will know someone who's been to prison. Denise Mina britaincapitacity share on social
I'm always represented as a bit of a class warrior - a bit Down With Men and Down With Middle-Class People. Whereas I'm actually very fond of men and am middle-class. I even went to boarding school in Perthshire. Denise Mina biteboardclass share on social
Novelisation doesn't imply the truth. Readers are sophisticated enough to know that. Denise Mina implynovelisationreader Change image and share on social
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 did law, but no-one ever thinks they're middle-class - they're just working class because they speak with accents. Denise Mina accentartbrother share on social
None of us know what is going to sell or what people want to read. Denise Mina peoplereadsell Change image and share on social
Crime fiction is the fiction of social history. Societies get the crimes they deserve. Denise Mina crimedeservefiction Change image and share on social
