“My upbringing was middle-class but my parents' families were both work...” — Denise Mina Quote

“My upbringing was middle-class but my parents' families were both working-class so I had this odd combination of working-class background but in a privileged position.”

“I hate it when I'm reading a comic, and the dialogue looks like stickers stuck on top to explain what's going on. For me the best is when your eye goes in a certain point and moves through the composition and then springs out on the dialogue, or gets confused in the image and then goes to the dialogue for an explanation.”

“Most good work is a combination of parts you love and parts you could do better. My constant mantra is, 'Next time, next time, next time.'”

“My music is very reminiscent of the sound I grew up on and the place where that happened. It's a combination of everything I'm inspired by.”

“I've always thought of Denys Finch Hatton as a combination of Hubbell Gardner from 'The Way We Were' and Jeremiah Johnson. He is this ultimate individualist.”