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Charlotte Bronte: The writer who...

Charlotte Bronte: The writer who...

The writer who possesses the creative gift owns something of which he is not always master- something that at time...

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Wendy Wasserstein: The real reason...

Wendy Wasserstein: The real reason...

The real reason for comedy is to hide the pain.

Source: Interviews with...

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Hannah Cowley: O lord! your...

Hannah Cowley: O lord! your...

O lord! your wise men are the greatest fools upon earth; they reason about their enjoyments, and analyse their...

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Joe Orton: The humble and...

Joe Orton: The humble and...

The humble and meek are thirsting for blood.

Source: Funeral Games, I.
-- Joe...

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Joe Orton: Every luxury was...

Joe Orton: Every luxury was...

Every luxury was lavished on you - atheism, breast-feeding, circumcision. I had to make my own...

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Terence Rattigan: To face life...

Terence Rattigan: To face life...

To face life without hope can mean to live without despair.

Source: The Deep Blue...

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Terence Rattigan: She has ideas...

Terence Rattigan: She has ideas...

She has ideas above her station . . . How would you say that in French? . . . you can't say au-dessus de sa gare. It...

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Robert E Sherwood: He must be...

Robert E Sherwood: He must be...

He must be a chaser of wild geese, as well as of wild ducks. He must be prepared to make a public spectacle of...

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Tennessee Williams: We're all of...

Tennessee Williams: We're all of...

We're all of us guinea pigs in the laboratory of God. Humanity is just a work in progress.

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John Fletcher: Drink to-day, and...

John Fletcher: Drink to-day, and...

Drink to-day, and drown all sorrow;
You shall perhaps not do 't to-morrow.


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John Fletcher: Weep no more,...

John Fletcher: Weep no more,...

Weep no more, nor sigh, nor groan,
Sorrow calls no time that 's gone;
Violets plucked, the sweetest...

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George Gordon Byron: I am sure...

George Gordon Byron: I am sure...

I am sure of nothing so little as my own intentions.

Source: Letter, 20 Jan. 1811;...

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George Gordon Byron: I only go...

George Gordon Byron: I only go...

I only go out to get me a fresh appetite for being alone.

Source: Byron's Letters...

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Emily Dickinson: Assent--and you are...

Emily Dickinson: Assent--and you are...

Assent--and you are sane--,
Demur--you're straightway dangerous--,
And handled with a...

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Stanislaw Lec: Everything is an...

Stanislaw Lec: Everything is an...

Everything is an illusion, including this notion.

Source: In 20,000 Quips and...

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George Bernard Shaw: Virtue is insufficient...

George Bernard Shaw: Virtue is insufficient...

Virtue is insufficient temptation.

Source:
-- George Bernard Shaw, (Jul 26...

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Thomas Otway: Shining through tears,...

Thomas Otway: Shining through tears,...

Shining through tears, like April suns in showers,
That labour to o'ercome the cloud that loads...

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Pedro Calderon de la Barca: What is life?...

Pedro Calderon de la Barca: What is life?...

What is life? An illusion, a shadow, a story,/And the greatest good is little enough:/for all life is a dream, and...

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William Wycherley: Good fellowship and...

William Wycherley: Good fellowship and...

Good fellowship and friendship are lasting, rational and manly pleasures.

Source:...

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George Herbert: A man of...

George Herbert: A man of...

A man of great memory without learning hath a rock and a spindle and no staff to spin.

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