She would disappear folded like origami into her own dreams

- Lauren Beukes

Everyone lives three versions of themselves; a public life, a private life and a secret life.

- Lauren Beukes

What I love about collaborating is that you're working with other minds that work differently to yours.

- Lauren Beukes

Only other people can make you feel real.

- Lauren Beukes

So are you an inmate or a rubbernecker?" she asks. "Rubbernecker," I answer without hesitation. "You?" "I'm a screw. Or on staff, anyway. Used to be …

- Lauren Beukes

There are only so many plots in the world. It's how they unfold that makes them interesting.

- Lauren Beukes

Can't reinvent the wheel. But you can put your own spin on it.

- Lauren Beukes

It's hard to get justice in the real world. It's possible in fiction.

- Lauren Beukes

Shakespeare would have it wrong these days. It's not the world that's the stage - it's social media, where you're trying to put on a show. The rest o…

- Lauren Beukes