Quotes by Powell, Anthony




Anthony Dymoke Powell (December 21, 1905 - March 28, 2000) is a writer most remembered for his A Dance to the Music of Time duodecalogy published between 1951 and 1975. According to his memoirs, Powell rhymes with Lowell (not towel)..

"Growing old is like being increasingly penalized for a crime you haven't committed."

Powell, Anthony on age and aging    Share


"Parents are sometimes a bit of a disappointment to their children. They don't fulfill the promise of their early years."

Powell, Anthony on parents and parenting
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"Few persons who have ever sat for a portrait can have felt anything but inferior while the process is going on."

Powell, Anthony on portraits    Share

"Self-love seems so often unrequited."

Powell, Anthony on love    Share

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