"He (Larkin) is much less interested in nature for its own sake than for the opportunities it offers to moralise about the human condition." Andrew Motion, Philip Larkin and Symbolism
"None of Larkin's poems registers the achievement of complete calm success in love." Andrew Motion, Philip Larkin and Symbolism
"Death, in Larkin's view, is an utterly comfortless blank. The frequency and forcefulness with which he envisages its approach go a long way towards explaining why he is so often regarded as an unreservedly pessimistic poet." Andrew Motion, Philip Larkin and Symbolism
"Larkin's fury against women is not so much a declared stage of siege against them personally as it is an eternal battle raging within himself." Janice Rossen, Difficulties With Girls
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