Laurence Sterne Quotes


A man's body and his mind, with the utmost reverence to both I speak it, are exactly like a jerkin and a jerkin's lining; rumple the one, you rumple the other.


Citations

Sterne, Laurence. The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman. Vol. 3, R. and J. Dodsley, 1761, p. 14.

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Laurence Sterne
Laurence Sterne
  • Born: November 24, 1713
  • Died: March 18, 1768
  • Nationality: British, Irish
  • Profession: Novelist, Clergyman

Laurence Sterne was an Anglo-Irish novelist and an Anglican cleric. He wrote the novels The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman and A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy, and also published many sermons, wrote memoirs, and was involved in local politics. Sterne died in London after years of fighting tuberculosis.