J.L. Carr
J.L. Carr was a distinguished English novelist and publisher, best known for his novel "A Month in the Country," which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Born in 1912, Carr's literary works often reflect his experiences as a teacher and his service in the RAF during World War II. Beyond writing, he was passionate about preserving English heritage through his small press, Quince Tree Press, which published unique maps and dictionaries.
Book summaries for books written by J.L. Carr
Quotes
We can ask and ask but we can't have again what once seemed ours forever - the way things looked, that church alone in the fields, a bed on a belfry floor, a remembered voice, the touch of a hand, a loved face. They've gone and you can only wait for the pain to pass.
The only thing I've learned from this life is that the longer you stick around, the more you realize that nobody knows anything.
I can remember the day I found I could draw - as though it were yesterday. The feel of the pencil in my hand was a revelation. I've never quite got over it.
He was a good man whom God would not help.
The best of life is built on what we say when we’re in love. It isn’t nonsense, Katharine.
I've never really been convinced that the Vietnam War was as important as people made out. But then, I'm not sure that anything is.
The world is held together by the mass of honest folk who do their day's work and then go to sleep.
I wish you'd been there, Birkin. I wish you'd been there. I wish you'd been there, Birkin. I wish you'd been there.
It’s not what you’re thinking, Birkin. It’s not what you’re thinking.
I’ve been a fool and am a fool and will be a fool.
There was a time when I thought him a fine fellow. But I was young then.
But I'd forgotten that you'd forgotten.