“I hate using the word 'dark' for things that are negative.” — Zawe Ashton Quote

“I hate using the word 'dark' for things that are negative.”

“For me, the banner that I want to wave in terms of giving a jump start to writers of any gender is just to make female protagonists as complex as their male counterparts.”

“I plan on having a long career. I don't want to burn out.”

“Football is a violent sport, and if you don't kind of go to that dark place to be violent and be physical, you're not going to last very long.”

“In 'Out of the Dark,' I'm talking about my own life. I'm not talking as a character or speaking as a character. I was not as free as when I write fiction.”

“There often is a dark secret in books... There is often a gathering sense of dread; there's a gap sometimes in the text from which all kinds of monsters can emerge.”