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Lawrence Durrell

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The identity of Lawrence Durrell may be elusive, but the power of their words is anything but. Whether reflecting on Time or Love, Lawrence Durrell brought uncommon clarity to every subject. Discover 12 of Lawrence Durrell's most memorable quotes, ranging across Time, Love, Women, Travel, and Music. Here is a taste of their wisdom: "The richest love is that which submits to the arbitration of time."

“Old age is an insult. It's like being smacked.”

— Lawrence Durrell

Age

All Quotes by Lawrence Durrell

“Like all young men I set out to be a genius, but mercifully laughter intervened.”

— Lawrence Durrell

Men

“Travel can be one of the most rewarding forms of introspection.”

— Lawrence Durrell

Travel

“It is not love that is blind, but jealousy.”

— Lawrence Durrell

Jealousy

“The richest love is that which submits to the arbitration of time.”

— Lawrence Durrell

Love

“I had become, with the approach of night, once more aware of loneliness and time - those two companions without whom no journey can yield us anything.”

— Lawrence Durrell

Time

“Old age is an insult. It's like being smacked.”

— Lawrence Durrell

Age

“The appalling thing is the degree of charity women are capable of. You see it all the time... love lavished on absolute fools. Love's a charity ward, you know.”

— Lawrence Durrell

Women

“History is an endless repetition of the wrong way of living.”

— Lawrence Durrell

History

“For us artists there waits the joyous compromise through art with all that wounded or defeated us in daily life in this way, not to evade destiny, as the ordinary people try to do, but to fulfil it in its true potential - the imagination.”

— Lawrence Durrell

Imagination

“Music was invented to confirm human loneliness.”

— Lawrence Durrell

Music