Facts about Philip Larkin

Occup.Poet
FromEngland
BornAugust 9, 1922
DiedDecember 2, 1985
Aged63 years

Summary

Philip Larkin was a famous Poet from England, who lived between August 9, 1922 and December 2, 1985. He/she became 63 years old.

Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac leo, who is known for Ruling, Warmth, Generosity, Faithful, Initiative. Our collection contains 12 quotes who is written / told by Philip.

Related authors: Wendy Cope (Poet)

12 Famous quotes by Philip Larkin

Small: Deprivation is for me what daffodils were for Wordsworth
"Deprivation is for me what daffodils were for Wordsworth"
Small: Death is no different whined at than withstood
"Death is no different whined at than withstood"
Small: Life has a practice of living you, if you dont live it
"Life has a practice of living you, if you don't live it"
Small: In everyone there sleeps. A sense of life lived according to love. To some it means the difference they
"In everyone there sleeps. A sense of life lived according to love. To some it means the difference they could make. By loving others, but across most it sweeps. As all they might have done had they been loved. That nothing cures"
Small: Nothing, like something, happens anywhere
"Nothing, like something, happens anywhere"
Small: I wouldnt 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"
Small: They say eyes clear with age
"They say eyes clear with age"
Small: Man hands on misery to man. It deepens like a coastal shelf. Get out as early as you can, and dont have
"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"
Small: I cant understand these chaps who go round American universities explaining how they write poems: Its l
"I can't understand these chaps who go round American universities explaining how they write poems: It's like going round explaining how you sleep with your wife"
Small: Above all, though, children are linked to adults by the simple fact that they are in process of turning
"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"
Small: You cant put off being young until you retire
"You can't put off being young until you retire"
Small: I think writing about unhappiness is probably the source of my popularity, if I have any-after all, mos
"I think writing about unhappiness is probably the source of my popularity, if I have any-after all, most people are unhappy, don't you think?"