Anthony Powell citations

Anthony Dymoke Powell est un écrivain britannique du XXe siècle, principalement connu pour son œuvre Danse à la musique du temps.

✵ 21. décembre 1905 – 28. mars 2000   •   Autres noms Anthony Dymoke Powell, آنتونی پاول, أنتوني باول
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Anthony Powell: Citations en anglais

“Books do furnish a room.”

Source: Dance to the Music of Time

“Growing old's like being increasingly penalized for a crime you haven't committed.”

Anthony Powell A Dance to the Music of Time

Temporary Kings (1973), ch. 1.
A Dance to the Music of Time (1951-1975)
Variante: Growing old's like being increasingly penalized for a crime you haven't committed.

“Parents – especially step-parents – are sometimes a bit of a disappointment to their children. They don't fufill the promise of their early years.”

Anthony Powell A Dance to the Music of Time

A Buyer's Market (1952), ch. 2.
A Dance to the Music of Time (1951-1975)

“[T]here is no greater sign of innate misery than a love of teasing.”

Anthony Powell A Dance to the Music of Time

At Lady Molly's (1957), ch. 1.
A Dance to the Music of Time (1951-1975)

“Self-love seems so often unrequited.”

Anthony Powell A Dance to the Music of Time

The Acceptance World (1955), ch. 1.
A Dance to the Music of Time (1951-1975)

“He fell in love with himself at first sight and it is a passion to which he has always remained faithful.”

Anthony Powell A Dance to the Music of Time

The Acceptance World (1955), ch. 1.
A Dance to the Music of Time (1951-1975)

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