Famous quotes containing the words felt and/or larkin:
“One reason—perhaps the chief—of the virility of the Roosevelts is [their] very democratic spirit. They have never felt that because they were born in a good position they could put their hands in their pockets and succeed. They have felt, rather, that being born in a good position, there is no excuse for them if they did not do their duty by the community.”
—Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882–1945)
“If grief could burn out
Like a sunken coal,
The heart would rest quiet....”
—Philip Larkin (1922–1986)