A Quote by Denise Mina

Even if people do wrong, we're social animals, so what can we do about stopping them doing the same things in future? Saying people are 'bad' or 'evil' is just an unwillingness to engage; an unwillingness to try to empathise. That sanctimonious attitude doesn't help anyone.

Denise Mina

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Denise Mina
Scottish - Writer
Born: 1966

Denise Mina

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Players like people saying good things about them and, of course, no one is ever wrong when they do that, but they always are when they say bad stuff.

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I have a message for all the birdies who try to get in touch with people online who they think might help them to meet me or give my personal information. That will never happen. Don't believe anything anyone tells you on social media about me because not even my parents know what I am up to.

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