“I do take this insane pleasure in world-building. I get the world in m...” — Samantha Shannon Quote

“I do take this insane pleasure in world-building. I get the world in my head, but I have to make sure everyone else gets it.”

“I've never had a supernatural experience. I've been tempted to maybe have a tarot-card reading, but I don't know if I'd necessarily want to know.”

“'The Bone Season' is violent. There's sex. My little brother keeps asking to read it, and he's 9, so I'm like, 'No, it's not happening.'”

“I think I'm as good if not better than everyone else.”

“I've always been brought up to stand on my own two feet and not rely too heavily on everyone else around me.”

“Translating any insights I have for strangers' lives into positive action in my own has proved a challenge. While I've learned a lot about what everyone else is thinking, I fail miserably to use such knowledge in my private relationships.”