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"Always in my books, I like to throw that rogue element into a stable situation and then see what happens."
"When I was growing up in the 1960s, there was starting to be more books geared towards young adults."
"I have always read all the latest cookery books and magazines, from all over the world."
"Books are standing counselors and preachers, always at hand, and always disinterested; having this advantage over oral instructors, that they are ready to repeat their lesson as often as we please."
"Learning hath gained most by those books by which the printers have lost."
"In quoting of books, quote such authors as are usually read; others you may read for your own satisfaction, but not name them."
"What if I were seeking a hardcopy? A book I can bury my nose in metaphorically and literally if I'm a self-confessed book-sniffer and proud to say so."
Explore more quotes by Helen Dunmore
"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."
"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."
"I can remember being in my pram: children stayed in their prams much longer then than they do now. A big bouncy pram with black covers and a hood with metal clips that could trap your fingers. I was looking up at my sister who was sitting on the pram seat, with her back to me."
"Children will not pretend to be enjoying books, and they will not read books because they have been told that these books are good. They are looking for delight."
"However, I began to submit poems to British magazines, and some were accepted. It was a great moment to see my first poems published. It felt like entering a tradition."
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