Quote by Denise Mina
I always wanted to work at Take A Break magazine, you know, just t

I always wanted to work at Take A Break magazine, you know, just to inject a little bit of politics into their stories. I applied for a job there after Id done my law degree and didnt even get an interview. I only wrote Garnethill because I didnt get that job! – Denise Mina

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I love Mikhail Bulgakov. He is very original and takes the story to unexpected places. I didnt realise political writing could be so funny. – Denise Mina

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In the forensic science course I took at university they used photographs of dead bodies. For ballistics they showed us a guy lying on the floor, and his head had burst. – Denise Mina

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If you went for a job interview in a Glasgow law firm, they used to ask you what school you went to. And that was a way of finding out what religion you were. – Denise Mina

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