literary quiz

[aitchey]

"stop babbling man!How much?"Which irish poet said this on hearing he had won the Nobel Prize ?

[slaney]

W B Yeats

[aitchey]

thanks but are you sure its not seamus heaney?as my friend thinks this??????????????

[slaney]

I went back to check..and if you Google WB Yeats , Nobel Prize, and "how much" you will find some references...I was beginning to doubt myself !
Not really Seamus Heaney's style.

[THECORBYLOON]

I've found a couple of sites that confirm it is Yeats but nothing for Heaney.