“What will survive of us is love.
- from”
Philip Larkin book The Whitsun Weddings
"An Arundel Tomb" (20 February 1956)
Variant: Our almost-instinct almost true:
What will survive of us is love.
Source: The Whitsun Weddings (1964)
Quotes from bookThe Whitsun Weddings
The Whitsun Weddings is a collection of 32 poems by Philip Larkin. It was first published by Faber in the United Kingdom on 28 February 1964. It was a commercial success, by the standards of poetry publication, with the first 4,000 copies being sold within two months. A United States edition appeared some seven months later.
“On me your voice falls as they say love should,
Like an enormous yes.”
Philip Larkin book The Whitsun Weddings
Source: The Whitsun Weddings
“Get stewed:
Books are a load of crap.”
Philip Larkin book The Whitsun Weddings
"A Study of Reading Habits" (20 August 1960)
The Whitsun Weddings (1964)
Philip Larkin book The Whitsun Weddings
"Love Songs in Age" (1 January 1957)
The Whitsun Weddings (1964)
