Writing children's books gives a writer a very strong sense of narrative drive. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes book child drive
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
The standardization of world culture, with local popular or traditional forms driven out or dumbed down to make way for American television, American music, food, clothes and films, has been seen by many as the very heart of globalization. Fredric Jameson americanclotheculture share on social
As a young child my attention span was, as I remember it, rather short. Michael Morpurgo attentionchildremember 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
