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> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carol-ann-duffy/christmas-is-taken-very-seriously-in-this-household-i-believe-in/)

[Carol Ann Duffy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carol-ann-duffy/)

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## More by Carol Ann Duffy

> [Between 9am and 3pm is when I work most intensely](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carol-ann-duffy/between-9am-and-3pm-is-when-i-work-most-intensely/)

[Carol Ann Duffy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carol-ann-duffy/)

> [As anyone who has the slightest knowledge of my work knows, I have little in common with Larkin, who was tall, taciturn and thin-on-top,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carol-ann-duffy/as-anyone-who-has-the-slightest-knowledge-of-my-work-knows-i-have/)

[Carol Ann Duffy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carol-ann-duffy/like-the-sand-and-the-oyster-it-s-a-creative-irritant-in-each-poem-i/)

[Carol Ann Duffy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carol-ann-duffy/)

> [Where I lived - winter and hard earth.I sat in my cold stone roomchoosing tough words, granite, flint,to break the ice. My broken heart…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carol-ann-duffy/where-i-lived-winter-and-hard-earth-i-sat-in-my-cold-stone/)

[Carol Ann Duffy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carol-ann-duffy/)

> [“Beauty is fame.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carol-ann-duffy/beauty-is-fame/)

[Carol Ann Duffy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carol-ann-duffy/)

> [I like to use simple words, but in a complicated way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carol-ann-duffy/i-like-to-use-simple-words-but-in-a-complicated-way/)

[Carol Ann Duffy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carol-ann-duffy/)

> [Poetry and prayer are very similar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carol-ann-duffy/poetry-and-prayer-are-very-similar/)

[Carol Ann Duffy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carol-ann-duffy/)

> [She stood upon a continent of ice, which sparkled between sea and sky, endless and dazzling, as though the world kept all its treasure…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carol-ann-duffy/she-stood-upon-a-continent-of-ice-which-sparkled-between-sea-and-sky/)

[Carol Ann Duffy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carol-ann-duffy/)

> [“I like pouring your tea, lifting the heavy pot, and tipping it up, so the fragrant liquid streams in your china cup. Or when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carol-ann-duffy/i-like-pouring-your-tea-lifting-the-heavy-pot-and-tipping-it-up-so/)

[Carol Ann Duffy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carol-ann-duffy/)

> [Every day is a gift with a child, no matter what problems you have](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carol-ann-duffy/every-day-is-a-gift-with-a-child-no-matter-what-problems-you-have/)

[Carol Ann Duffy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carol-ann-duffy/)

> [“I like pouring your tea, lifting the heavy pot, and tipping it up, so the fragrant liquid steams in your china cup. Or when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carol-ann-duffy/i-like-pouring-your-tea-lifting-the-heavy-pot-and-tipping-it-up-so-2/)

[Carol Ann Duffy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carol-ann-duffy/)

> [I am always pleased to be asked to write a poem.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carol-ann-duffy/i-am-always-pleased-to-be-asked-to-write-a-poem/)

[Carol Ann Duffy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carol-ann-duffy/)

> [“bees are the batteries of orchards, gardens, guard them.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carol-ann-duffy/bees-are-the-batteries-of-orchards-gardens-guard-them/)

[Carol Ann Duffy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carol-ann-duffy/)

> [Time hates love, wants love poor,/but love spins gold, gold, gold from straw.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carol-ann-duffy/time-hates-love-wants-love-poor-but-love-spins-gold-gold-gold-from/)

[Carol Ann Duffy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carol-ann-duffy/)

> [Auden said poetry makes nothing happen. But I wonder if the opposite could be true. It could make something happen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carol-ann-duffy/auden-said-poetry-makes-nothing-happen-but-i-wonder-if-the-opposite/)

[Carol Ann Duffy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carol-ann-duffy/)

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