Larkin

Famous quotes containing the word larkin:

“... the present
A time traditionally soured,
A time unrecommended by event.”
—Philip Larkin (1922–1986)

“Black flowers burst out wherever the night has knelt.”
—Philip Larkin (1922–1986)

“I could not follow your wishes, but I know
If they assuaged you
It would not be crying in this dark, your sorrow,
It would not be crying, so
That my own heart drifts and cries, having no death
Because of the darkness,
Having only your grief under my mouth
Because of the darkness.”
—Philip Larkin (1922–1986)