Tropical Years

Famous quotes containing the words tropical and/or years:

    Oh, you’ll love the sea. There’s something about it. The hot red dawn, the towering sails, the wake on a tropical night. Oh, you’ll love it all. It’s a glorious kind of world. I couldn’t live without it.
    —Charles Larkworthy. Denison Clift. Capt. Benjamin Briggs (Arthur Margetson)

    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)