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"Whipping and abuse are like laudanum: you have to double the dose as the sensibilities decline."
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"He was going to punish me now. He couldn't beat me up with his old man fists, but he could hurt me with his old man words."
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"Judicial abuse occurs when judges substitute their own political views for the law."
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"Any informed borrower is simply less vulnerable to fraud and abuse."
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"I think the dangers are different now. Our abuse of the planet and our resources is an anxiety."
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"I am concerned about the growing problem of sexual abuse and exploitation of our children."
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"Substance abuse is a disease which doesn't go away overnight. I'm working hard to overcome it. I did fail my recent drug test. I'm prepared to face the consequences."
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"Unfortunately, the current format for this lottery program are subject to fraud and abuse and leave our nation exposed to those who may seek to do harm on American soil."
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"I think that most minorities have experienced some form of racial abuse."
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"Crawling up into daddy's lapwhen dad was stillDADDYnodding my head against his chest soaking in the comfort of his heartLISTENINGto the thump...thumpsomewhere beneath muscleand breastbone I remember his armstheir sublimeENCIRCLINGand the shawdow of his voice"I love you, little girl.Put away your bad dreams.Daddy's here"I put them away, Until Daddy became my nightmare that one that cameHOMEfrom work everyday and insteadof picking me up, chased me farfaraway."
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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."
Truth
"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."
Life
"I write in that space between Ella's childhood and mine. I know it all sounds a bit sinister."
Family
"I'll be left writing picture books and fairy tales."
Books
"Edinburgh is my favourite city. We'll be doing a lot of children's theatre and galleries."
Family
"I still read Donne, particularly his love poems."
Love
"I think the dangers are different now. Our abuse of the planet and our resources is an anxiety."
Abuse
"Every day is a gift with a child, no matter what problems you have."
Personal
"It's always good when women win things in fiction because it tends to be more male-dominated, unlike poetry, which is more equal."
Woman
"Poets deal in writing about feelings and trying to find the language and images for intense feelings."
Emotional
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