"My first collection of poems was published by Bloodaxe Books, which was then a very new imprint."

-- Helen Dunmore

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“OnÂ Heartbreaker, I had to sing those songs. I drank the way I did those songs. I ate the way I did those songs. I communicated the way I did those songs”
“I always make music that is true to my spirit.”
“Now that the Emperor has accepted the Potsdam Declaration, we must lay down our arms. Obeying the Emperor's order, we shall not fight. We must keep peace and order and we shall not make any trouble.”

Source : "Red Star Over Malaya". Book by Boon Kheng Cheah, p. 130, 2003.
“Life is one long jubilee.”
“Knowledge is not for knowing: knowledge is for cutting.”
“I love musk oil. There's something about musk that makes it memorable without being overpowering.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“The whole point of extravagance is to act like a fool and feel like a fool, but enjoy it.”

Source : Alfred Bester (1974). “Tiger! Tiger!”
“Never let someone tell you that you or your dreams are impossible, improbable, or not ‘good enough’ for their liking, especially when they have no experience or knowledge of your true heart and powers.”

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