Carol Ann Duffy Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“I still read Donne, particularly his love poems.”

“I think the dangers are different now. Our abuse of the planet and our resources is an anxiety.”

“It's always good when women win things in fiction because it tends to be more male-dominated, unlike poetry, which is more equal.”

“The moment of inspiration can come from memory, or language, or the imagination, or experience - anything that makes an impression forcibly enough for language to form.”

“I still have a feeling that I haven't written the best that I can write. I think all poets must feel this: that there is constantly something new to be discovered in the language. It's like a thrilling encounter, and you can find things.”

“I write in that space between Ella's childhood and mine. I know it all sounds a bit sinister.”

“Edinburgh is my favourite city. We'll be doing a lot of children's theatre and galleries.”

“I'll be left writing picture books and fairy tales.”

“My prose is turgid, it just hasn't got any energy.”

“The poem is the literary form of the 21st century. It's able to connect young people in a deep way to language... it's language as play.”