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Carol Ann Duffy is a famous Poet from United Kingdom, he/she is still alive and was born December 23, 1955.
Our collection contains 15 quotes who is written / told by Carol.
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Famous quotes by Carol Ann Duffy (15)
"It's always good when women win things in fiction because it tends to be more male-dominated, unlike poetry, which is more equal"
"Every day is a gift with a child, no matter what problems you have"
"Between 9am and 3pm is when I work most intensely"
"I write in that space between Ella's childhood and mine. I know it all sounds a bit sinister"
"Poetry and prayer are very similar"
"I write quite a lot of sonnets, and I think of them almost as prayers: short and memorable, something you can recite"
"I think the dangers are different now. Our abuse of the planet and our resources is an anxiety"
"I still read Donne, particularly his love poems"
"Christmas is taken very seriously in this household. I believe in Father Christmas, and there's no way I'd do anything to undermine that belief"
"Poets deal in writing about feelings and trying to find the language and images for intense feelings"
"Like the sand and the oyster, it's a creative irritant. In each poem, I'm trying to reveal a truth, so it can't have a fictional beginning"
"I'll be left writing picture books and fairy tales"
"My prose is turgid, it just hasn't got any energy"
"When you have a child, your previous life seems like someone else's. It's like living in a house and suddenly finding a room you didn't know was there, full of treasure and light"
"Edinburgh is my favourite city. We'll be doing a lot of children's theatre and galleries"
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