Philip LarkinThinkers

A Book is a load of crap.

Death is no different whined at than withstood.

Death is the anaesthetic from which none come round.

Marriage is having to stand on one leg for the rest of your life.

The Modern novel is literary creations with a beginning, a muddle and an end.

Philip Larkin is man with the vibe of a sheep on LSD.

A Poem is the capturing of a specific emotional moment.

The Poem is usually a highly professional artificial thing, a verbal device designed to reproduce a thought or emotion indefinitely.

Poetry is nobody's business except the poet's, and everybody else can f*@% off.

Sex is an activity a bit like asking someone to blow your nose for you.

Sylvia Plath is a kind of Hammer Films poet.