More from Anthony Powell

  1. He fell in love with himself at first sight and it is a passion to which he has always remained faithful.
  2. Growing old's like being increasingly penalized for a crime you haven't committed.
  3. Parents - especially step-parents - are sometimes a bit of a disappointment to their children. They don't fufill the promise of their early…
  4. People think because a novel's invented, it isn't true. Exactly the reverse is the case. Because a novel's invented, it is true. Biography …
  5. The whole idea of interviews is in itself absurd - one cannot answer deep questions about what one's life was like - one writes novels abou…

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