"Mark my words, when a society has to resort to the lavatory for its humour, the writing is on the wall."

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Source : Alan Bennett (2008). “Alan Bennett Plays 1: Forty Years On, Getting On, Habeas Corpus and Enjoy”, p.53, Faber & Faber

Alan Bennett

#Inspirational Quotes #Wall Quotes #Writing Quotes

“What I wanted was to die among strangers, untroubled, beneath a cloudless sky. And yet my desire differed from the sentiments of that ancient Greek who wanted to die under the brilliant sun. What I wanted was some natural, spontaneous suicide. I wanted a death like that of a fox, not yet well versed in cunning, that walks carelessly along a mountain path and is shot by a hunter because of its own stupidityâ€¦”
“The race is long but in the end it is only with YOURSELF...”
“And out of all the movies, I don't know what it is, I'll always sit down and watch our 'Footloose'. I cry, I get excited, I cheer, my heart pounds. I really enjoy it.”

Source : "Footloose's Craig Brewer, Julianne Hough, and Kenny Wormald". Interview with Nathan Rabin, www.avclub.com. October 13, 2011.
“If we want to think about racism and how it might play out in drug policy, we have to think about the trial of George Zimmerman. We think about the prosecution, when they said "race is not a factor." It's so dishonest.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“Anybody is qualified, according to everybody, for giving opinions upon poetry. It is not so in chemistry and mathematics. Nor is it so, I believe, in whist and the polka. But then these are more serious things.”
“We should silence anyone who opposes the right to freedom of speech.”
“My acting's very understated. I think my sad and happy don't play that differently onscreen.”

Source : "Bret McKenzie of Flight Of The Conchords". Interview with Amelie Gillette, www.avclub.com. July 27, 2007.
“Smile. Be open and welcoming.”

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