Self-pity is essentially humorless,
Self-pity is essentially humorless, devoid of that lightness of touch which gives understanding of life. Anthony Powell
Anthony Powell
He gave me a
He gave me a look of great contempt; as I supposed, for venturing, even by implication, to draw a parallel between a lack of affluence that might, literally, affect my purchase of rare vintages, and a figure of speech intended delicately to convey his own dire want for the bare necessities of life. He remained … Read more
Few persons who have
Few persons who have ever sat for a portrait can have felt anything but inferior while the process is going on. Anthony Powell
Slowly, but very deliberately,
Slowly, but very deliberately, the brooding edifice of seduction, creaking and incongruous, came into being, a vast Heath Robinson mechanism, dually controlled by them and lumbering gloomily down vistas of triteness. With a sort of heavy-fisted dexterity the mutually adapted emotions of each of them became synchronized, until the unavoidable anti-climax was at hand. Anthony … Read more
Self-love seems so often
Self-love seems so often unrequited. Anthony Powell
You have to be
You have to be a product of the product. Anthony Powell
The whole idea of
The whole idea of interviews is in itself absurd – one cannot answer deep questions about what one’s life was like – one writes novels about it. Anthony Powell
[T]here is no greater
[T]here is no greater sign of innate misery than a love of teasing. Anthony Powell
A dance to the
A dance to the music of time. Anthony Powell
Dinner at the Huntercombes’
Dinner at the Huntercombes’ possessed only two dramatic features – the wine was a farce and the food a tragedy. Anthony Powell