“Writing a novel is like knocking on a door that will never open. You a...” — Samantha Shannon Quote

“Writing a novel is like knocking on a door that will never open. You are so desperate to get in, you will say or do anything. You feel: please take my novel.”

“I am never not thinking about stories. 'The Bone Season' is 90% of my brain - 10% is interacting with the rest of the world.”

“I fell even more deeply in love with Tolkien's legendarium after studying Old English literature at uni, as I got a sense of the historical events and cultures that Tolkien used to create his world. My favourite of his imaginary locations is Lothlorien.”

“I am not desperate to do anything to make it in films.”

“As people get more desperate, history suggests that they're not going to rise in a mighty proletarian tidal wave and wash away their oppressors. They're gonna turn on each other.”

“If I talk about my personal issues, they say it is to promote my film. I'm not that desperate that I need to stoop down to such levels to promote my films.”