Samuel Lover
Irish song-writer, novelist, and painter (1797-1868)
Angus Wilson
British author (1913-1991)
Sir Angus Frank Johnstone-Wilson, CBEwas an English novelist and short story writer. He was one of England’s first openly gay authors.
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About the Angus Wilson
Sir Angus Frank Johnstone-Wilson, CBEwas an English novelist and short story writer. He was one of England’s first openly gay authors. He was awarded the 1958 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for The Middle Age of Mrs Eliot and later received a knighthood for his services to literature.
4 Quotes by Angus Wilson
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I opened the large central window of my office room to its full on the fine early May morning. Then I stood for a few moments, breathing in the soft, warm air that was charged with the scent of white lilacs below.
Angus WilsonBritish author (1913-1991)
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I have no concern for the common man except that he should not be so common.
Angus WilsonBritish author (1913-1991)
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The opportunities for heroism are limited in this kind of world: the most people can do is sometimes not to be as weak as they’ve been at other times.
Angus WilsonBritish author (1913-1991)
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Once a Catholic always a Catholic.
Angus WilsonBritish author (1913-1991)