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Carol Ann Duffy quotes

British Poet December 23, 1955

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Carol Ann Duffy quote: "Edinburgh is my favourite city. We'll be doing a lot of..."
Edinburgh is my favourite city. We'll be doing a lot of children's theatre and galleries. Carol Ann Duffy
Carol Ann Duffy quote: "Having a child takes you back to all those parts of your own..."
Having a child takes you back to all those parts of your own childhood that you had hidden away. Carol Ann Duffy
Carol Ann Duffy quote: "I like to use simple words, but in a complicated way."
I like to use simple words, but in a complicated way. Carol Ann Duffy
Carol Ann Duffy quote: "Went to the Zoo, I said to Him- Something about that..."
Went to the Zoo, I said to Him- Something about that chimpanzee over there reminds me of you. Carol Ann Duffy
Carol Ann Duffy quote: "Auden said poetry makes nothing happen. But I wonder if the..."
Auden said poetry makes nothing happen. But I wonder if the opposite could be true. It could make something happen. Carol Ann Duffy
Carol Ann Duffy quote: "The stars are filming us for no one."
The stars are filming us for no one. Carol Ann Duffy
Carol Ann Duffy quote: "You have me like a drawing, erased, coloured in, untitled,..."
You have me like a drawing, erased, coloured in, untitled, signed by your tongue. Carol Ann Duffy
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. Carol Ann Duffy
No jewel hold a candle to the cuckoo spit hung from the blade of grass at your ear. No chandelier see you better lit than here. Carol Ann Duffy
Carol Ann Duffy quote: "I am always pleased to be asked to write a poem."
I am always pleased to be asked to write a poem. Carol Ann Duffy
Carol Ann Duffy quote: "I see the shape of the poem before I start writing, and the..."
I see the shape of the poem before I start writing, and the writing is just the process of arriving at the shape. Carol Ann Duffy
Carol Ann Duffy quote: "The Latin names of plants blur like belief."
The Latin names of plants blur like belief. Carol Ann Duffy
Carol Ann Duffy quote: "Every day is a gift with a child, no matter what problems you..."
Every day is a gift with a child, no matter what problems you have. Carol Ann Duffy
Carol Ann Duffy quote: "My prose is turgid, it just hasn't got any energy."
My prose is turgid, it just hasn't got any energy. Carol Ann Duffy

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