William Plomer
William Plomer
William Charles Franklyn Plomer CBEwas a South African and British author, known as a novelist, poet and literary editor...
NationalitySouth African
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth10 December 1903
William Plomer quotes about
mona original panther skin sofa
On a sofa upholstered in panther skin Mona did researches in original sin.
original panther sofa
On a sofa upholstered in panther skinMona did researches in original sin.
combine connect creative expression forms function men perceive power relations seem seemingly utterly
It is the function of creative men to perceive the relations between thoughts, or things, or forms of expression that may seem utterly different, and to be able to combine them into some new forms -- the power to connect the seemingly unconnected.
conversation couple flowing single
With first-rate sherry flowing into second-rate whores, And third-rate conversation without one single pause: Just like a young couple Between the wars.
conversation flowing single
With first-rate sherry flowing into second-rate whores,And third-rate conversation without one single pause:Just like a young coupleBetween the wars.
creativity creative be-creative
Creativity is the power to connect the seemingly unconnected.
patriotic patriotism lasts
Patriotism is the last refuge of the sculptor.
honesty appetite-for-life effectiveness
To keep a diary is to attempt a difficult literary form. Its effectiveness is likely to derive from a special blend of honesty and appetite for life that gives the power to record everyday happenings while magically freeing them from banality and triviality.
eye yellow phases
The commonplace needs no defence,Dullness is in the critic's eyes,Without a licence life evolvesFrom some dim phase its own surprise;Under these yellow-twinkling elms,Behind these hedges trimly shorn,As in a stable once, so hereIt may be born, it may be born.
bright champagne eye guests last man praised sharp
When her guests were awash with champagne and with gin,She was recklessly sober, as sharp as a pin.An abstemious man would reel at her look,As she rolled a bright eye and praised his last book.