There are no gods, and you can please yourself have a game … - D. H. Lawrence

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There are no gods, and you can please yourself have a game of tennis, go out in the car, do some shopping, sit and talk, talk, talk with a cigarette browning your fingers. There are no gods, and you can please yourself — go and please yourself — But leave me alone, leave me alone, to myself!

D. H. Lawrence

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David Herbert Lawrence (11 September 1885 – 2 March 1930) was an English novelist, poet, playwright, essayist, literary critic and painter who published as D. H. Lawrence. His collected works, among other things, represent an extended reflection upon the dehumanising effects of modernity and industrialisation. In them, some of the issues Lawrence explores are emotional health, vitality, spontaneity and instinct.

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Birth Name: David Herbert Richards Lawrence

Native Name: David Herbert Lawrence

Alternative Names: Lawrence H. Davison • D.H. Lawrence • D. H. Lorenss • D. G. Lourens • D. H. David Herbert Lawrence

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