--- title: "4 Michael De Larrabeiti Quotes - Famous Writer" description: "British writer (1934-2008)... | Michael de Larrabeiti was an English novelist and travel writer. He is best known for writing The Borrible Trilogy, whic..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-michael-de-larrabeiti-70215.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Michael De Larrabeiti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-michael-de-larrabeiti-70215.jpg) # Michael De Larrabeiti (1934–2008) Writer **4** quotes in **5** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Michael De Larrabeiti was a writer. ## Quick Facts About Michael De Larrabeiti Born August 18, 1934 Died April 18, 2008 Profession Writer ## About Michael De Larrabeiti British writer (1934-2008)... \| Michael de Larrabeiti was an English novelist and travel writer. He is best known for writing The Borrible Trilogy, which has been cited as an influence by writers in the new weird movement. ## Quotes by Michael De Larrabeiti > [“It's impossible to lose that which does not belong to you.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-de-larrabeiti/it-s-impossible-to-lose-that-which-does-not-belong-to-you/) [Michael De Larrabeiti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-de-larrabeiti/) [Belong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/belong/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c4/michael-de-larrabeiti-70215_belong_it-s-impossible-to-lose-that-which-does_163269.jpg) > [“Normal kids are turned into Borribles very slowly, almost without being aware of it; but one day they wake up and there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-de-larrabeiti/normal-kids-are-turned-into-borribles-very-slowly-almost-without/) [Michael De Larrabeiti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-de-larrabeiti/) [Anarchism](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/anarchism/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da1/michael-de-larrabeiti-70215_anarchism_normal-kids-are-turned-into-borribles-ve_886207.jpg) > [“All right," said Spiff. "Now this is what I say, anyone who thinks they've got a better plan can say so afterwards.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-de-larrabeiti/all-right-said-spiff-now-this-is-what-i-say-anyone-who-thinks-they-ve/) [Michael De Larrabeiti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-de-larrabeiti/) [Right Said](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/right-said-297739/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e9b/michael-de-larrabeiti-70215_quote_all-right-said-spiff-now-this-is-what-i_1128148.jpg) > [“That which falls off a lorry belongs to he who follows the lorry.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-de-larrabeiti/that-which-falls-off-a-lorry-belongs-to-he-who-follows-the-lorry/) [Michael De Larrabeiti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-de-larrabeiti/) [Lorry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/lorry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f88/michael-de-larrabeiti-70215_proverbs_that-which-falls-off-a-lorry-belongs-to_1604835.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-de-larrabeiti/#itemlist", "name": "Michael De Larrabeiti Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“It's impossible to lose that which does not belong to you.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Michael De Larrabeiti" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-de-larrabeiti/it-s-impossible-to-lose-that-which-does-not-belong-to-you/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c4/michael-de-larrabeiti-70215_belong_it-s-impossible-to-lose-that-which-does_163269.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c4/michael-de-larrabeiti-70215_belong_it-s-impossible-to-lose-that-which-does_163269.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c4/michael-de-larrabeiti-70215_belong_it-s-impossible-to-lose-that-which-does_163269.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It's impossible to lose that which does not belong to you.” — Michael De Larrabeiti", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Normal kids are turned into Borribles very slowly, almost without being aware of it; but one day they wake up and there it is. 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