Quote by: Philip Larkin

he [Llewelyn Powys] has always in mind the great touchstone Death & consequently life is always judged as how far it fits us, or compensates us, for ultimately dying.


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  • NamePhilip Larkin
  • DescriptionPoet, Novelist, Jazz critic, Librarian
  • BornAugust 9, 1922
  • DiedDecember 2, 1985
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionJournalist; Poet; Librarian; Novelist; Writer
  • AwardsCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire; Cholmondeley Award; Queen's Gold Medal For Poetry