Self-pity

D.H. LawrenceD.H. Lawrence

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I never saw a wild thing
sorry for itself.
A small bird will drop frozen dead from a bough
without ever having felt sorry for itself.
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D.H. Lawrence
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D.H. Lawrence

1885 - 1930/Male/EnglishA novelist, poet, playwright, essayist, literary critic and painter whose works explore the dehumanising effects of modernity and industrialisation, sexuality, emotional health, vitality, spontaneity, and instinct.

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