"Don't clap too hard - it's a very old building."

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Source : 'The Entertainer' (1957) no. 7

John Osborne

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“No, I had the Levis guy on my wall, not a picture of William, sorry.”

Source : "A Royal Proposal: Prince William to Marry Long-Time Girlfriend; The Woman Who Captured Prince William's Heart; Slurpee Summit Fizzles; "Commoner" Kate: Hometown Girl; Bionic Dog; Raw Power of Nap Time". "American Morning", edition.cnn.com. November 17, 2010.
“Patriotism has a lot to do with the success of the show”
“The grave's a fine and quiet place but none I think do finish their books from there.”

Source : Ursula Nordstrom, Leonard S. Marcus (1998). “Dear genius: the letters of Ursula Nordstrom”, Harpercollins
“Property monopolized or in the possession of a few is a curse to mankind.”
“There are no funny lawyers - only funny people who made a career mistake.”
“A man may be a great statesman, and yet dislike his wife, and like somebody else's. A man may be a great hero, and yet he may have an unseemly passion, or an unpaid tailor. But the British public does not understand this. ... It thinks, unhappily or happily as you may choose to consider, that genius should keep the whole ten commandments. Now, genius is conspicuous for breaking them.”
“Love is a general emotion. Marriage is exactingly specific.”

Source : Jane Smiley (2011). “Moo”, p.218, Anchor
“My favorite sign says, 'I care about you.' In a culture that trains people to avoid each other's gaze, to say 'Let them die,' that is a deeply radical statement.”

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