He’s a mad Irishman who’s never set foot in Ireland. He’s a short, stocky little man who — every time he goes swimming — prays softly into the waves, “Oh god please make me thin again.”
— Durrell Society (@DurrellSociety) May 8, 2019
He’s better than his books.
— Peggy Glanville-Hicks, describing her friend Lawrence Durrell pic.twitter.com/c30Y8y70Xb
