Patriotism is the last refuge of the sculptor.

- William Plomer

The commonplace needs no defence,Dullness is in the critic's eyes,Without a licence life evolvesFrom some dim phase its own surprise;Under these yell…

- William Plomer

Oh, the twenties and the thirties were not otherwise designedThan other times when blind men into ditches led the blind,When the rich mouse ate the c…

- William Plomer

To keep a diary is to attempt a difficult literary form. Its effectiveness is likely to derive from a special blend of honesty and appetite for life …

- William Plomer

Creativity is the power to connect the seemingly unconnected.

- William Plomer

It is a function of creative men to perceive the relations between thoughts, or things, or forms of expression that may seem utterly different, and t…

- William Plomer