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Helen Dunmore Quotes By Helen Dunmore: that omelettes couldn't be made without breaking eggs.

that omelettes couldn't be made without breaking eggs. Sacrifice — Helen Dunmore

Helen Dunmore Quotes By Helen Dunmore: As individuals, we are shaped by story from

As individuals, we are shaped by story from the time of birth; we are formed by what we are told by our parents, our teachers, our intimates. — Helen Dunmore

Helen Dunmore Quotes By Helen Dunmore: I would like people to come into my

I would like people to come into my Dreamworld and then choose to stay. — Helen Dunmore

Helen Dunmore Quotes By Helen Dunmore: The poets whom I knew then were all

The poets whom I knew then were all men and all seemed dauntingly sure of themselves - although I am sure that really they were as uncertain as I was. — Helen Dunmore

Helen Dunmore Quotes By Helen Dunmore: For you where never my blood sister so

For you where never my blood sister so no more shall I call you little sister — Helen Dunmore

Helen Dunmore Quotes By Helen Dunmore: When you are young you don't always realise

When you are young you don't always realise how full of doubts everybody is. — Helen Dunmore

Helen Dunmore Quotes By Helen Dunmore: I could start with Mandelstam, who was a

I could start with Mandelstam, who was a huge influence on my early writing. — Helen Dunmore

Helen Dunmore Quotes By Helen Dunmore: The art of hiding in plain sight used

The art of hiding in plain sight used to be second nature, and now it has become the whole of him — Helen Dunmore

Helen Dunmore Quotes By Helen Dunmore: The human longing for story is so powerful,

The human longing for story is so powerful, so primitive, that it seems like something not learned, but locked into our genes. — Helen Dunmore

Helen Dunmore Quotes By Helen Dunmore: Those who try to obliterate the past are

Those who try to obliterate the past are injuring the present. — Helen Dunmore

Helen Dunmore Quotes By Helen Dunmore: To try to expunge an individual's history is

To try to expunge an individual's history is a terrible violation. — Helen Dunmore

Helen Dunmore Quotes By Helen Dunmore: You're trapped both ways. You do as you

You're trapped both ways. You do as you are told and you do things that you think will make you big, but all the time you're shrinking. — Helen Dunmore

Helen Dunmore Quotes By Helen Dunmore: Writing children's books gives a writer a very

Writing children's books gives a writer a very strong sense of narrative drive. — Helen Dunmore

Helen Dunmore Quotes By Helen Dunmore: Poets go through a very tough apprenticeship in

Poets go through a very tough apprenticeship in the use of words. — Helen Dunmore

Helen Dunmore Quotes By Helen Dunmore: Fear of this order is not an emotion.

Fear of this order is not an emotion. It is like a virus overwhelming every cell of his body, while his mind struggles to remain clear. — Helen Dunmore

Helen Dunmore Quotes By Helen Dunmore: They had something, that generation, he thought. They

They had something, that generation, he thought. They didn't doubt themselves. They knew what life was, and where they belonged in it. Not like us. — Helen Dunmore

Helen Dunmore Quotes By Helen Dunmore: I concentrate on the lives of individuals whom

I concentrate on the lives of individuals whom the reader comes to know and feel with intimately. — Helen Dunmore

Helen Dunmore Quotes By Helen Dunmore: A problem with a piece of writing often

A problem with a piece of writing often clarifies itself if you go for a long walk. — Helen Dunmore

Helen Dunmore Quotes By Helen Dunmore: It's so respectable you could put it in

It's so respectable you could put it in a Christmas circular letter. — Helen Dunmore

Helen Dunmore Quotes By Helen Dunmore: I wish i was away in Ingo far

I wish i was away in Ingo far across the briny sea sailing over deepest waters where neither care nore worry trouble me — Helen Dunmore

Helen Dunmore Quotes By Helen Dunmore: The language has got to be fully alive

The language has got to be fully alive - I can't bear dull, flaccid writing myself and I don't see why any reader should put up with it. — Helen Dunmore

Helen Dunmore Quotes By Helen Dunmore: In a world without air all you breathe

In a world without air all you breathe is adventure! — Helen Dunmore

Helen Dunmore Quotes By Helen Dunmore: I was always influenced by language.

I was always influenced by language. — Helen Dunmore

Helen Dunmore Quotes By Helen Dunmore: They stand close for a while, not touching,

They stand close for a while, not touching, but breathing each other's breath. The city is silent now, as if for peace. — Helen Dunmore

Helen Dunmore Quotes By Helen Dunmore: I don't know how you humans ever get

I don't know how you humans ever get anything done, you ask so many questions. — Helen Dunmore

Helen Dunmore Quotes By Helen Dunmore: A novel, in the end, is a container,

A novel, in the end, is a container, a shape which you are trying to pour your story into. — Helen Dunmore

Helen Dunmore Quotes By Helen Dunmore: Dad was alive. I believed Conor, but I

Dad was alive. I believed Conor, but I still didn't really know it.
But now I do. — Helen Dunmore

Helen Dunmore Quotes By Helen Dunmore: I enjoy research; in fact research is so

I enjoy research; in fact research is so engaging that it would be easy to go on for years, and never write the novel at all. — Helen Dunmore

Helen Dunmore Quotes By Helen Dunmore: Finish the day's writing when you still want

Finish the day's writing when you still want to continue. — Helen Dunmore

Helen Dunmore Quotes By Helen Dunmore: My first collection of poems was published by

My first collection of poems was published by Bloodaxe Books, which was then a very new imprint. — Helen Dunmore

Helen Dunmore Quotes By Helen Dunmore: I hope that readers will tear through my

I hope that readers will tear through my books because they can't stop themselves - and then, maybe, read them again and find new things there. — Helen Dunmore

Helen Dunmore Quotes By Helen Dunmore: Fiction came quite a while later. I began

Fiction came quite a while later. I began with short stories and fiction for children. — Helen Dunmore

Helen Dunmore Quotes By Helen Dunmore: As long as you two look out for

As long as you two look out for each other, you'll be safe enough. — Helen Dunmore

Helen Dunmore Quotes By Helen Dunmore: We are creatures of story.

We are creatures of story. — Helen Dunmore

Helen Dunmore Quotes By Helen Dunmore: If we understand the past, we are more

If we understand the past, we are more likely to recognise what is happening around us. — Helen Dunmore

Helen Dunmore Quotes By Helen Dunmore: Childhood is a slum and they love it.

Childhood is a slum and they love it. — Helen Dunmore