"A gentleman ... sleeps at his work. That's what work's for. Why do you think they have the SILENCE notices in the library? So as not to disturb me in my little nook behind the biography shelves."

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Source : Alan Ayckbourn (1988). “The Norman Conquests: A Trilogy of Plays”, p.215, Grove Press

Alan Ayckbourn

#Work Quotes #Sleep Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“A British pressing with a compilation of the best stuff really, I mean actually not only that but, these were all kind of semi hits for the people on it in America.”
“The only logical solution to solve the Palestinian issue is to hold free elections with the participation of Palestinians inside and outside the occupied territories and a recognition of the nation's legitimacy”
“Beware the beast, but enjoy the feast he offers.”

Source : "Song: "Beauty of the Beast"("Century Child")". 2002.
“The pure, the beautiful, the bright, That stirred our hearts in youth, The impulse to a wordless prayer, The dreams of love and truth, The longings after something lost, The spirit's yearning cry, The strivings after better hopes, These things can never die.”
“We do not at present educate people to think but, rather, to have opinions, and that is something altogether different.”
“I think of 'crazy' as what happens when we love the other person more than we love ourselves.”

Source : Twitter post from Nov 11, 2014
“It's a horrible thing to realize what you've done.”
“Rectify is un-busy. It might soothe you, if not distract you, from all you got going on.”

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