Emma Donoghue Quotes

I'm not at all snobby about book prizes and how they pollute the world of literature. Just like with the Olympics, a little bit of competition gets people truly engrossed in the business of literature.

Emma Donoghue

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• I prayed like a man walking in a forest at night, feeling his way with his hands, at each step fearing to fall into pure bottomlessness forever. Prayer is like lying awake at night, afraid, with your head under the cover, hearing only the beating of your own heart.

  

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• Ambition is the germ from which all growth of nobleness proceeds.

  

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• If one girl with courage is a revolution, imagine what feats we can achieve together.

  

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• I'm not at all snobby about book prizes and how they pollute the world of literature. Just like with the Olympics, a little bit of competition gets people truly engrossed in the business of literature.

  

  Emma Donoghue
  • People
  • World
  • Business