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

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

- Helen Dunmore

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

- Helen Dunmore

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

- Helen Dunmore

Writing poetry makes you intensely conscious of how words sound, both aloud and inside the head of the reader. You learn the weight of words and how …

- Helen Dunmore

If the garden of Eden really exists it does so moment by moment, fragmented and tough, cropping up like a fan of buddleia high up in the gutter of a …

- Helen Dunmore

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

- Helen Dunmore

In a world without air all you breathe is adventure!

- Helen Dunmore

Once one habit peels away the others follow it. You have to hold on, or the next thing you'll find yourself parading down the street in your nightdre…

- Helen Dunmore