"All writing is an antisocial act, since the writer is a man who can speak freely only when alone; to be himself he must lock himself up, to communicate he must cut himself off from all communication; and in this there is something always a little mad."

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Source : Kenneth Tynan (1961). “Curtains: Selections from the Drama Criticism and Related Writings”

Kenneth Tynan

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“I say to people that it's a choice that we make every day in our lives. Doesn't matter what you're going through. You don't have to be going through what I went through. But it's whether you decide to get up or stay down, whether you say 'yes' or whether you say 'no' to life. Basically, I decided to say, 'Yes.'”
“I’m always looking to top the last match, I’m always looking to entertain the fans and steal the show. Before I always thought that it was a case of opportunities, but I’m learning that it’s all in my control and I just want to keep on doing what I’m doing by giving my best. I’ve got a couple more magical matches left in me and hopefully at some stage, I guess the biggest honour would be going into the TNA Hall of Fame.”
“Every year is vital in the life of a child.”
“A game is always won through a mistake.”
“I don't know if it's better to have people laugh at what you are or just not understand.”

Source : Heidi W. Durrow (2011). “The Girl Who Fell from the Sky”, p.52, Algonquin Books
“Writing your own jokes, you just kind of keep working on something until you think it might work, and then you try it out and hope for the best.”
“It is said that no star is a heroine to her makeup artist.”
“In faith, I'm a believer in the do's - you know, love your neighbor, love your enemy. I don't spend a lot of time thinking on the don'ts 'cause I can't get the do's right.”

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