Language Quote by Carol Ann Duffy

Between 9am and 3pm is when I work most intensely

— 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,…

— 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…

— 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…

— Carol Ann Duffy

“Beauty is fame.”

— Carol Ann Duffy

I like to use simple words, but in a complicated way.

— Carol Ann Duffy

Poetry and prayer are very similar

— 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…

— 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…

— Carol Ann Duffy

Every day is a gift with a child, no matter what problems you have

— 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…

— Carol Ann Duffy

I am always pleased to be asked to write a poem.

— Carol Ann Duffy