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I deeply adored my mum. She was an extraordinary person, even for

I deeply adored my mum. She was an extraordinary person, even for the prejudice Im likely to have. She was beautiful, amusing, a tremendous elaborator of things into comic proportions and extravagant in her imagination. – Andrew Motion

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While also, importantly, not wanting to dumb it down or pretend the days of difficult poetry are over, because we live in a pluralist culture and theres room for difficult poetry alongside rap and everything else. And poetry wont be for everyone, but everyone should have the choice. – Andrew Motion

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Im not precisely saying that a really good board meeting at the MLA (Museums, Libraries and Archives Coucil) makes me want to go and write poetry, but there is a pleasure in doing that sort of thing well. – Andrew Motion

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Poetry is at the centre of my life, too, emotionally speaking, and intellectually speaking – its just that Im one of those people who enjoy doing other stuff as well. – Andrew Motion

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Theres no great mystery to acting. Its a very simple thing to do but you have to work hard at it. Its about asking questions and using your imagination. – Eddie Marsan

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I have no idea why I write. The old standards are: I like to express my feelings, stretch my imagination, earn money. – S. E. Hinton

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What is now proved was only once imagined. – William Blake

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One of the virtues of being very young is that you dont let the facts get in the way of your imagination. – Sam Levenson

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He then learns that in going down into the secrets of his own mind he has descended into the secrets of all minds. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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