You have to search for the voice of each character the things that he or she could or could not have said, the distinctive rhythm of the voice.
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As individuals, we are shaped by story from the time of birth; we are formed by what we are told by our parents, our teachers, our intimates.Helen Dunmore
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
To try to expunge an individual's history is a terrible violation.
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I concentrate on the lives of individuals whom the reader comes to know and feel with intimately.
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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
I could start with Mandelstam, who was a huge influence on my early writing.
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