Larkin

Famous quotes containing the word larkin:

“Latest face, so effortless
Your great arrival at my eyes....”
—Philip Larkin (1922–1986)

“Man hands on misery to man.
It deepens like a coastal shelf.
Get out as early as you can,
And don’t have any kids yourself.”
—Philip Larkin (1922–1986)

“I am trembling:
I am suddenly charged with their language, these six strings,
Suddenly made to see they can declare
Nothing but harmony, and may not move
Without a happy stirring of the air
That builds within this room a second room....”
—Philip Larkin (1922–1986)