“Invecchiare è come scontare una pena crescente per un crimine che non si è commesso.”
da Temporary Kings, cap. 1 – Heinemann, Londra, 1973
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Anthony Powell Frasi e Citazioni
Anthony Powell: Frasi in inglese
Origine: Dance to the Music of Time
“Growing old's like being increasingly penalized for a crime you haven't committed.”
Anthony Powell A Dance to the Music of Time
Temporary Kings (1973), ch. 1.
A Dance to the Music of Time (1951-1975)
Variante: Growing old's like being increasingly penalized for a crime you haven't committed.
Anthony Powell libro The Valley of Bones
Origine: The Valley of Bones
Anthony Powell A Dance to the Music of Time
A Buyer's Market (1952), ch. 2.
A Dance to the Music of Time (1951-1975)
“[T]here is no greater sign of innate misery than a love of teasing.”
Anthony Powell A Dance to the Music of Time
At Lady Molly's (1957), ch. 1.
A Dance to the Music of Time (1951-1975)
“Self-love seems so often unrequited.”
Anthony Powell A Dance to the Music of Time
The Acceptance World (1955), ch. 1.
A Dance to the Music of Time (1951-1975)
Anthony Powell A Dance to the Music of Time
Hearing Secret Harmonies (1975), ch. 3.
A Dance to the Music of Time (1951-1975)
Anthony Powell A Dance to the Music of Time
The Acceptance World (1955), ch. 1.
A Dance to the Music of Time (1951-1975)
