I think writing about unhappiness is probably the source of my popularity, if I have any-after all, most people are unhappy, don't you think? (Philip Larkin)

I think writing about unhappiness is probably the source of my popularity, if I have any-after all, most people are unhappy, don't you think?

Philip Larkin

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