Roger McGough's Quotes
Born: 1937-11-09
Profession: Poet
Nation: British
Biography of Roger McGough
If I decide to be indecisive, that's my decision.
Tags: Decide, Decision, IndecisiveI was put off by people at school - my cabbage wasn't as good as other people's, you know, so that put me off.
Tags: Good, Put, SchoolI'm terrified of switching the computer on because there are so many poems.
Tags: Computer, Poems, TerrifiedWe shouldn't have got married, really. Shouldn't have got married. Too young. Not ready for it.
Tags: Married, Ready, YoungWhereas with poetry no one has to show anybody really, and you don't have to tell anyone you're doing it.
Tags: Poetry, Show, TellIf 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.
Tags: Children, Father, PoetryYes, 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.
Tags: Alone, Sometimes, Together