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"One can find so many pains when the rain is falling."
"The hidden hand of contentment is in the rewards of the gratified. The hidden hand of bliss is in the rewards of the tranquil. The hidden hand of happiness is in the rewards of the elated. The hidden hand of joy is in the rewards of the jubilant."
"Love in fools is better than hate in the wise."
"If you get too close to the sun, you will burn; if you get too far, you will freeze: this is how it is with passion."
"Love is the greatest drug; joy is the strongest medicine; virtue is the noblest remedy; together, they are the greatest therapy."
"Love that hurts is better than hate that tickles."
"One who loves lives a thousand years in one day, one who hates only lives one day in a thousand years."
"Hate spreads in the direction it is blown, but love spreads in all directions."
"The universe acknowledges the value of your tears; for when it rains, it is shedding its own."
"When love enters your heart, hate is given an eviction notice."
Explore more quotes by 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."
"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."
"I write in that space between Ella's childhood and mine. I know it all sounds a bit sinister."
"I think the dangers are different now. Our abuse of the planet and our resources is an anxiety."
"When you have a child, your previous life seems like someone else's. It's like living in a house and suddenly finding a room you didn't know was there, full of treasure and light."
"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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