Quotes and anectdotes from the wise to the foolish, and the courageous to the drunk

Lawrence Durrell Novelist

  • Gender: Male
  • Citizenship: United Kingdom
  • Born: Feb 27, 1912
  • Died: Nov 7, 1990

Lawrence George Durrell was an expatriate British novelist, poet, dramatist, and travel writer, though he resisted affiliation with Britain and preferred to be considered cosmopolitan. It has been posthumously suggested that Durrell never had British citizenship, though, more accurately, he became defined as a non-patrial in 1968, due to the amendment to the Commonwealth Immigrants Act 1962. Hence, he was denied the right to enter or settle in Britain under new laws and had to apply for a visa for each entry. His most famous work is the tetralogy The Alexandria Quartet.

Like all young men I set out to be a genius, but mercifully laughter intervened. men

Old age is an insult. It's like being smacked. age

The richest love is that which submits to the arbitration of time. love & time

Travel can be one of the most rewarding forms of introspection. travel

It is not love that is blind, but jealousy. jealousy & love

History is an endless repetition of the wrong way of living. history

Music was invented to confirm human loneliness. music