In the city a funeral is just an interruption of traffic; in the country it is a form of popular entertainment.
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Nationality: American Type: Playwright Born: February 9, 1866 Death: May 16, 1944 |
“It's a little like casting out hundreds of fishing lines into the audience. You start getting little bites, then more, then you hook a few, then more. Then you can start reeling them in and that's a loveliest feeling - the whole audience laughing with you.”
“Crossrail is a prime example of infrastructure. It is a rather deadly word, but I think it is exciting stuff, the civil engineering which makes Britain tick - the bridges, tunnels, power and water networks, which bind us together.”