Larkin

Famous quotes containing the word larkin:

“Time that scatters hair upon a head
Spreads the ice sheet on the shaven lawn;
Signing an annual permit for the frost....”
—Philip Larkin (1922–1986)

“He sighed with relief. He had got the job. He was safe.
Putting on his gown, he prepared for the long years to come....”
—Philip Larkin (1922–1986)

“Down
The long shadows where undriven the dawn
Hunts light into nobility, arouse us noble.”
—Philip Larkin (1922–1986)