"Kafka could never have written as he did had he lived in a house. His writing is that of someone whose whole life was spent in apartments, with lifts, stairwells, muffled voices behind closed doors, and sounds through walls. Put him in a nice detached villa and he'd never have written a word."

--

Source : Alan Bennett (2008). “Writing Home”, p.193, Faber & Faber

Alan Bennett

#Wall Quotes #Nice Quotes #Writing Quotes

“On January 27, 2001, the focus of my career and the process of changing the desires of my heart all began. It was no longer about me but rather how I could impact others for the Kingdom. I officially was in the people business. That philosophy, combined with a warrior mentality, I believe, has endeared me to being labeled a positive clubhouse influence.”
“When I was a small boy I often went to the woods to lie on the grass in the shade. Somehow I had come to believe the earth could give me wisdom, but it did not. Yet I learned a little about animals and learned it is not always brave to make a stand. It is often foolish. There is a time for courage and a time for flight.”
“Why is it that we rejoice at a birth and grieve at a funeral? It is because we are not the person involved.”
“Paul was not ignorant of Satan's devices, but we are not so wise. Among his most successful devices today are these: exalting tolerance above truth; emphasizing the head more than the heart; making size more important than sort; stressing the positive to the neglect of the negative; putting happiness above holiness; majoring on this world instead of the next.”
“Who speaks reason to his fellow man bestows it upon them.”
“I want everyone to tell me the truth, even if it costs him his job.”
“You can only ask to be respected if you respect yourself.”

Source : Source: blogs.indiewire.com
“Do no cheat thy Heart and tell her, 'Grief will pass away.'”

Source : Adelaide Anne Procter (1858). “Legends and lyrics: a book of verses”, p.26

You may also like:

Dominic Cooper
Actor
Dudley Moore
Actor
James Corden
Actor
John Schlesinger
Film director
Maggie Smith
Actress
Peter Cook
Actor
Richard Griffiths
Actor
Tom Stoppard
Playwright
Samuel Barnett
Actor