Larkin

Famous quotes containing the word larkin:

“Time points the simian camera in the head
Upon confusion to be seen and seen.”
—Philip Larkin (1922–1986)

“A decent chap, a real good sort,
Straight as a die, one of the best,
A brick, a trump, a proper sport,
Head and shoulders above the rest;
How many lives would have been duller
Had he not been here below?
Here’s to the whitest man I know
Though white is not my favourite colour.”
—Philip Larkin (1922–1986)

“And I her son, though summer-born
And summer-loving, none the less
Am easier when the leaves are gone....”
—Philip Larkin (1922–1986)