Quotes by Philip Larkin

Philip Larkin

English poet, novelist and librarian

Lived from: 1922 - 1985

Category: Writers (Contemporary) | Poets (Contemporary) Country: FlagUnited Kingdom

Born: 9 august 1922 Died: 2 december 1985

  • Above all, though, children are linked to adults by the simple fact that they are in process of turning into them. For this they may be forgiven much. Children are bound to be inferior to adults, or there is no incentive to grow up.

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  • Above all, though, children are linked to adults by the simple fact that they are in process of turning into them. For this they may be forgiven much. Children are bound to be inferior to adults, or there is no incentive to grow up.
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  • Life has a practice of living you, if you don't live it.
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  • Man hands on misery to man. It deepens like a coastal shelf. Get out as early as you can, and don't have any kids yourself.
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  • Perhaps being old is having lighted rooms inside your head, and people in them, acting. People you know, yet can't quite name.
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  • Sexual intercourse began in 1963 (which was rather late for me). Between the end of the Chatterley ban and the Beatles first LP.
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  • Why should I let the toad work Squat on my life? Can't I use my wit as a pitchfork and drive the brute off?
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What are the most famous quotes from Philip Larkin?

The two most famous quotes from Philip Larkin are:

  • "Above all, though, children are linked to adults by the simple fact that they are in process of turning into them. For this they may be forgiven much. Children are bound to be inferior to adults, or there is no incentive to grow up."
  • "Life has a practice of living you, if you don't live it."

When did Philip Larkin live?

Philip Larkin was born in 1922 and died in the year 1985.