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William Plomer was a British author born on December 10, 1903, in South Africa, and passed away on September 21, 1973. Known for his satirical and humorous style, his works primarily consist of novels and plays, often exploring the complexities of society and culture with a profound insight into human nature.

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“It is the function of creative people to perceive relations between thoughts, or things, or forms of expressions that seem utterly different, and to be able to Connect the seemingly Unconnected".”

People Creative Thoughts Connect Relations Unconnected

Author: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 yellow-twinkling elms,Behind these hedges trimly shorn,As in a stable once, so hereIt may be born, it may be born.”

Needs May Eye Born Behinds Surprise Critics Yellow Stable Phases Defence Commonplace Dullness Twinkling

Book:Collected Poems

Source: Collected Poems

“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 cheese and the poor mouse got the rind,And man, the self-destroyer, was not lucid in his mind.”

Men Mind Self Poor Rich Twenties Blind Cheese Mice Destroyers Blind Man

Book:Collected Poems

Source: Collected Poems

“Patriotism is the last refuge of the sculptor.”

Lasts Patriotism Patriotic Refuge Sculptors Scoundrels Militarism Republic Day Patriotism And Nationalism Anti Patriotism

Author:William Plomer

“Creativity is the power to connect the seemingly unconnected.”

Inspirational Motivational Creativity Power Creative Crafts Be Creative Creative Work Creative Thinking Creativity And Innovation Creative Power

Author: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 to be able to combine them into some new form. Britten's Nocturne, for example, which unifies musically a group of poems by different hands, is a notable example of his power to connect the seemingly unconnected.”

Men Creativity Creative Function Perceive

Author: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 that gives the power to record everyday happenings while magically freeing them from banality and triviality.”

Giving Form Difficult Records Special Honesty Happenings Everyday Appetite Diaries Effectiveness Banality Triviality Appetite For Life

Book:Kilvert's diary: selections from the diary of the Rev. Francis Kilvert, 1 January 1870-[13 March 1879]

Source: Kilvert's diary: selections from the diary of the Rev. Francis Kilvert, 1 January 1870-[13 March 1879]

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Born: December 10, 1903
Died: September 21, 1973
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