Playwright Quotes

I know not, sir, whether Bacon wrote the works of Shakespeare, but if he did not, it seems to me that he missed the opportunity of his life.

Shall we make a new rule of life from tonight: always to try to be a little kinder than is necessary?

Do you believe in fairies? Say quick that you believe. If you believe, clap your hands!

You must have been warned against letting the golden hours slip by; but some of them are golden only because we let them slip by.

The praise that comes from love does not make us vain, but more humble.

Let no one who loves be unhappy, even love unreturned has its rainbow.

A woman can be anything the man who loves her would have her be.

God gave us memory so that we might have roses in December.

Dreams do come true, if we only wish hard enough, You can have anything in life if you will sacrifice everything else for it.

Life is a long lesson in humility.

Those who bring sunshine into the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves.

There is zero debate about whether the world is getting warmer. That is a fact, a measured fact. There is some debate, although not much anymore, about what's causing the world to get warmer. And the consensus, by far is that it's us.

When I write, I am not giving a lecture, I am speculating on behavior. Sometimes this is dangerous, but it should be. As I say often, theatre is a dark place and we should keep the light out of it.

We are suffocated by writers who want to enlighten us with their truths. For me, the theatre is beautiful because it is a secret, and secrets seduce us, we all want to share secrets.

I submit all my plays to the National Theatre for rejection. To assure myself I am seeing clearly.

I have plenty of political views and plenty of social and personal prejudices. I do not, however, value them.

I am so far as I am aware not at all influenced by dramatists, expect for Shakespeare, who I have to say, it is impossible not to be influenced by if you hold language to be the major element of theatre.

I never 'say' anything in my work. I invent a world. Let others decide what is being 'said'.

She was short on intellect, but long on shape.

Only the more rugged mortals should attempt to keep up with current literature.

One man's poison ivy is another man's spinach.

It is not time for mirth and laughter, the cold, gray dawn of the morning after.

If it were not for the presents, an elopement would be preferable.

A good folly is worth what you pay for it.

The time to enjoy a European trip is about three weeks after unpacking.

Nothing is improbable until it moves into past tense.

In the city a funeral is just an interruption of traffic; in the country it is a form of popular entertainment.

For parlor use, the vague generality is a life saver.

Anybody can win - unless there happens to be a second entry.

A man never feels more important than when he receives a telegram containing more than ten words.