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Roger McGough Quotes

The only problem with Haiku is that you just get started and then Picture Quote #1

If I decide to be indecisive, that’s my decision Picture Quote #1

If I do a poetry reading I want people to walk out and say they feel better for having been there - not because you’ve done a comedy performance but because you’re talking about your father dying or having young children, things that touch your soul Picture Quote #1

Everyday I think about dying About disease, starvation, violence, terrorism, war, the end of the world. It helps keep my mind off things Picture Quote #1

I wish the word whimsical wasn’t used now Picture Quote #1

Yes, you can feel very alone as a poet and you sometimes think, is it worth it? Is it worth carrying on? But because there were other poets, you became part of a scene. Even though they were very different writers, it made it easier because you were together Picture Quote #1

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If I do a poetry reading I want people to walk out and say they feel better for having been there - not because you’ve done a comedy performance but because you’re talking about your father dying or having young children, things that touch your soul Picture Quote #1

I was put off by people at school - my cabbage wasn’t as good as other people’s, you know, so that put me off Picture Quote #1

Whereas with poetry no one has to show anybody really, and you don’t have to tell anyone you’re doing it Picture Quote #1

You will put on a dress of guilt and shoes with broken high ideals Picture Quote #1

I’m terrified of switching the computer on because there are so many poems Picture Quote #1

People can put their best poems straight onto the web Picture Quote #1

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There is a mushroom cloud in the back garden I did I tried to bring in the cat but it simply came to pieces in my hand I did I tried to whitewash the windows but there weren’t any Picture Quote #1

When you are posthumous it is cold and dark and that is why patriots are a bit nuts in the head Picture Quote #1

... I stood up and said it was a pity that the world didn’t nearly end every lunchtime and that we could always pretend Picture Quote #1

We shouldn’t have got married, really. Shouldn’t have got married. Too young. Not ready for it Picture Quote #1

By thus keeping one pace ahead of myself I need never catch up with the truth Picture Quote #1

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The only problem with Haiku is that you just get started and then (Roger McGough Quotes) If I decide to be indecisive, that’s my decision (Roger McGough Quotes) If I do a poetry reading I want people to walk out and say they feel better for having been there - not because you’ve done a comedy performance but because you’re talking about your father dying or having young children, things that touch your soul. (Roger McGough Quotes) Everyday I think about dying About disease, starvation, violence, terrorism, war, the end of the world. It helps keep my mind off things (Roger McGough Quotes) I wish the word whimsical wasn’t used now (Roger McGough Quotes) Yes, you can feel very alone as a poet and you sometimes think, is it worth it? Is it worth carrying on? But because there were other poets, you became part of a scene. Even though they were very different writers, it made it easier because you were together (Roger McGough Quotes) If I do a poetry reading I want people to walk out and say they feel better for having been there - not because you’ve done a comedy performance but because you’re talking about your father dying or having young children, things that touch your soul (Roger McGough Quotes) I was put off by people at school - my cabbage wasn’t as good as other people’s, you know, so that put me off (Roger McGough Quotes) Whereas with poetry no one has to show anybody really, and you don’t have to tell anyone you’re doing it (Roger McGough Quotes) You will put on a dress of guilt and shoes with broken high ideals (Roger McGough Quotes) I’m terrified of switching the computer on because there are so many poems (Roger McGough Quotes) People can put their best poems straight onto the web (Roger McGough Quotes) There is a mushroom cloud in the back garden I did I tried to bring in the cat but it simply came to pieces in my hand I did I tried to whitewash the windows but there weren’t any (Roger McGough Quotes) When you are posthumous it is cold and dark and that is why patriots are a bit nuts in the head (Roger McGough Quotes) ... I stood up and said it was a pity that the world didn’t nearly end every lunchtime and that we could always pretend (Roger McGough Quotes) We shouldn’t have got married, really. Shouldn’t have got married. Too young. Not ready for it (Roger McGough Quotes) By thus keeping one pace ahead of myself I need never catch up with the truth (Roger McGough Quotes)