Tony Harrison : (3)

" Honours seem to be the nature of British life. It’s horrible. Maybe I’m mad, but the older I get, the less I want to have honours loaded on me. " - Tony Harrison

" There’s a kind of despair about whether art can really do anything, but you have to incorporate that despair into the way you work. I try to soak my work in my sense of futility and fury. " - Tony Harrison

" I’d rather climb Everest than go for a walk in the park. " - Tony Harrison