Amaya Ellman Quotes

“I live, love and loathe my characters. They stole my mind. They stole my heart.”
― Amaya Ellman

“One man’s fight is another man’s freedom.”
― Amaya Ellman, Broken Shells

“Writing is a solitary existence, especially if you forget to chat to your friends – sorry, I meant characters.”
― Amaya Ellman

“My best writing happens when I’m fighting to produce it.”
― Amaya Ellman

“Dawn cackles as she guides me through the all-glass porch. Thinner, paler Reina shuffles about behind Dawn, watching as I slip my boots off. Although she tries to hide her hands, her fingers flicker nervously. I place my boots neatly on the floor of the porch beside the other pairs in the shadows under the coats. Music drifts through to us from a distant room – it’s the Beach Boys’ California Dreamin’. Dawn looks at me and I smile – they’ve put the record on for me. Dawn nods along happily. ‘Hear you’re a surfer boy!’ she says and she mimics riding a wave.”
― Amaya Ellman, Slaughterhouse

“Sure thing, Kris. A man’s gotta get a wage.”
― Amaya Ellman, Slaughterhouse

“Day after day, week after week; writing great fiction takes time, emotion, skill and effort.”
― Amaya Ellman