I have piles of poetry books in the bathroom, on the stairs, everywhere. The only way to write poetry is to read it. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes bathroom book pile
Between 9am and 3pm is when I work most intensely. Carol Ann Duffy 3pm9amintensely Change image and share on social
Auden said poetry makes nothing happen. But I wonder if the opposite could be true. It could make something happen. Carol Ann Duffy audenhappenmake Change image and share on social
I write in that space between Ella's childhood and mine. I know it all sounds a bit sinister. Carol Ann Duffy bitechildhoodella Change image and share on social
I was depressed as a child. I found it hard to make friends. My favourite thing was locking myself in the bathroom and practising comedy routines. David Walliams bathroomchildcomedy Change image and share on social
Data, I think, is one of the most powerful mechanisms for telling stories. I take a huge pile of data and I try to get it to tell stories. Steven Levitt datumhugemechanism Change image and share on social
Another thing that freaks me out is time. Time is like a book. You have a beginning, a middle and an end. It's just a cycle. Mike Tyson beginbookcycle Change image and share on social