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Philip Larkin Quotes

Philip Larkin quotes

English Poet August 9, 1922 – December 2, 1985

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Philip Larkin quote: "Sex means nothing--just the moment of ecstasy, that flares and..."
Sex means nothing--just the moment of ecstasy, that flares and dies in minutes. Philip Larkin
You have to distinguish between things that seemed odd when they were new but are now quite familiar, such as Ibsen and Wagner, and things that seemed crazy when they were new and seem crazy now, like 'Finnegans Wake' and Picasso. Philip Larkin
Philip Larkin quote: "Since the majority of me Rejects the majority of you, Debating..."
Since the majority of me Rejects the majority of you, Debating ends forthwith, and we Divide.'' Philip Larkin Philip Larkin
Philip Larkin quote: "I wouldn't mind seeing China if I could come back the same day."
I wouldn't mind seeing China if I could come back the same day. Philip Larkin
Philip Larkin quote: "I have wished you something None of the others would...."
I have wished you something None of the others would.... Philip Larkin
Sexual intercourse began in nineteen sixty-three (Which was rather late for me) between the end of the Chatterley ban and the Beatles' first LP. Philip Larkin
Philip Larkin quote: "Originality is being different from oneself, not others."
Originality is being different from oneself, not others. Philip Larkin
Philip Larkin quote: "Most things may never happen: this one will."
Most things may never happen: this one will. Philip Larkin
Philip Larkin quote: "Deprivation is for me what daffodils were for Wordsworth."
Deprivation is for me what daffodils were for Wordsworth. Philip Larkin
Philip Larkin quote: "Nothing, like something, happens anywhere."
Nothing, like something, happens anywhere. Philip Larkin
Philip Larkin quote: "Here is an unfenced existance"
Here is an unfenced existance Philip Larkin
Philip Larkin quote: "Something, like nothing, happens anywhere."
Something, like nothing, happens anywhere. Philip Larkin
Philip Larkin quote: "Living toys are something novel, But it soon wears off somehow."
Living toys are something novel, But it soon wears off somehow. Philip Larkin

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