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When I first got my record deal, I was like, 'I just want to sing,' and I never put much thought into what really goes into a record. But as I got older, I developed a passion for writing. ↗

— Hilary Duff

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When I turned about 18 or 19, I was really ready to, like, stop being - stop being seen in this, like, perfect light. ↗

— Hilary Duff

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

— Carol Ann Duffy

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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. ↗

— Carol Ann Duffy

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

— Carol Ann Duffy

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I always say that I'll have a go and see whether the poem works and if it does, then fine. ↗

— Carol Ann Duffy

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If I felt, in the event of a royal wedding, inspired to write about people coming together in marriage or civil partnership, I would just be grateful to have an idea for the poem. And if I didn't, I'd ignore it. ↗

— Carol Ann Duffy

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I've never known a musician who regretted being one. Whatever deceptions life may have in store for you, music itself is not going to let you down. ↗

— Virgil Thomson

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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

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Poets deal in writing about feelings and trying to find the language and images for intense feelings. ↗

— Carol Ann Duffy

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