"The poem is a form of texting... it's the original text. It's a perfecting of a feeling in language - it's a way of saying more with less, just as texting is."

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Source : "Carol Ann Duffy: 'Poems are a form of texting'". Interview with Joanna Moorhead, www.theguardian.com. September 5, 2011.

Carol Ann Duffy

#Technology Quotes #Feelings Quotes #Texting Quotes

“I have found that CrossFit has made me more fit than I have ever been.”
“I don't think anything can touch the expressive range of the guitar.”
“Necessity is the spur of genius.”
“Botox? I think it's fantastic and also horrible.”
“It really does take a lot of time to make records, to be in the studio and do all that stuff.”
“People leave imprints on our lives, shaping who we become in much the same way that a symbol is pressed into the page of a book to tell you who it comes from. Dogs, however, leave paw prints on our lives and our souls, which are as unique as fingerprints in every way.”
“Cognitive psychology has shown that the mind best understands facts when they are woven into a conceptual fabric, such as a narrative, mental map, or intuitive theory. Disconnected facts in the mind are like unlinked pages on the Web: They might as well not exist.”
“To my mind, there is a reason that music is there and it's about being human.”

Source : "It used to be about music. Now, without the drink, it's good to go back to that". Interview with Jude Rogers, www.theguardian.com. May 2, 2009.

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