Helen Dunmore Quotes

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

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: December 12, 1952 - June 5, 2017

Topics

HopeNew ThingsFindStopNewWill

I had intelligent, high-minded, liberal parents who wanted to make sure my values were just like theirs.

Jennifer Grey

ParentsValuesIntelligentSureJust

Men are more often bribed by their loyalties and ambitions than by money.

Robert Jackson

MoneyMenMoreThanOftenLoyalties

One of the great pleasures of going to see a Daniel Day-Lewis film: you haven't seen him in five years. Where have you been? So, it's a special event, right? Well, if you want to go see a movie that I'm in, it still may be a special event for you, but, you don't feel like you don't know where I've been.

Matthew McConaughey

GreatFeelYouGoKnowWant

You know, I was such a big Beatles fan, and when I'd buy a new album I'd invariably hate it the first time I heard it 'cause it was a mixture of absolute joy and absolute frustration. I couldn't grasp what they'd done, and I'd hate myself for that.

Andy Partridge

TimeMyselfHateJoyFrustration

The eyes of all people are upon us.

John Winthrop

EyesPeopleUsAll People

I researched children's rights, divorce law, and parental kidnapping. Millions of children and parents are touched by the inadequacy of the legal system to deal with the human heart.

Amity Gaige

HeartChildrenParentsLawLegal

I wanted to hold onto and exploit the power of narrative. This is not only a book about a great storyteller, but there have to be stories about the storyteller.

Stephen Greenblatt

PowerGreatBookNarrativeHold

Root for the girls who wear dresses and are intellectually very strong.

Sophie Turner

StrongDressesWearWhoRootVery

My favorite saying is, 'If it's too loud, turn it up.'

Tori Amos

SayingTurnUpFavoriteLoudToo

I always wanted to start a public company and make a lot of money.

Martin Shkreli

MoneyStartCompanyAlwaysPublic

Female poets in the 17th century had these very confined, restricted lives.

Louisa Hall

CenturyPoetsFemaleVeryRestricted

I don't really trust the NFL.

Chris Borland

TrustNFLReally

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