A novel, in the end, is a container, a shape which you are trying to pour your story into. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes container end pour
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 easyengageenjoy Change image and share on social
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 alivebeardull Change image and share on social
If we understand the past, we are more likely to recognise what is happening around us. Helen Dunmore happenpastrecognise Change image and share on social
Today, barely 5 percent of all containers coming into the United States through our ports are scanned. Alcee Hastings barelycomecontainer Change image and share on social
Another thing that freaks me out is time. Time is like a book. You have a beginning, a middle and an end. It's just a cycle. Mike Tyson beginbookcycle Change image and share on social
By pouring money and goods into devastated regions, foreign aid workers sometimes compound the disruption and debauch the survivors. James Buchan aidcompounddebauch Change image and share on social
