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Carol Ann Duffy

"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, British Poet
Family, Father, Belief, Christmas
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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."

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"Mother is the center of the family, everyone else surrounds her."

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"Behind all your stories is always your mother's story. Because hers is where yours begin."

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"If you don't have the support and love and caring and connection that you get from a family, you don't have much at all."

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"I tell you, families are definitely the training ground for forgiveness."

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Family, Forgiveness, Training, Life
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"Our acts make or mar us, we are the children of our own deeds."

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Family, Children, Deeds
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"Right, except I'm not going to lie to my mom, because what kind of bastard lies to his own mother?"

John Green, American Author
Family, Honesty, Respect, Truth
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"When we are thirsty, we drink the white waters of the pool, the sweetness of our mournful childhood."

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"From behind Lissa, I heard Christian say, "Worst. Timing. Ever." Adrian studied Lissa and then looked at Christain sprawling on the bed on the far side of the suite. "Huh," Adrian said, letting himself in. "So that's how you're going to fix the family problem. Little Dragomirs. Good idea." Christian sat up and strolled toward them. "Yeah, that's exactly it. You're interrupting official Council business."

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Family, Time, Problem, Business
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"Love and fear. Everything the father of a family says must inspire one or the other."

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Family, Love, Father, Fear

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"Poetry and prayer are very similar."
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"Between 9am and 3pm is when I work most intensely."
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"Poets deal in writing about feelings and trying to find the language and images for intense feelings."
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"I still read Donne, particularly his love poems."
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"I write in that space between Ella's childhood and mine. I know it all sounds a bit sinister."
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"It's always good when women win things in fiction because it tends to be more male-dominated, unlike poetry, which is more equal."
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"I'll be left writing picture books and fairy tales."
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