Larkin

Famous quotes containing the word larkin:

    Strange to know nothing, never to be sure
    Of what is true or right or real,
    But forced to qualify or so I feel....
    —Philip Larkin (1922–1986)

    ... a full notecase,
    Dull Bodley, draught beer, and dark blue,
    And most often losing the Boat Race ...
    —Philip Larkin (1922–1986)

    Beneath it all, desire of oblivion runs:
    Despite the artful tensions of the calendar....
    —Philip Larkin (1922–1986)