"I had stopped writing plays set in villages because they were not relevant to my experiences and I knew my English classmates wouldn't appreciate them."

#Writing Quotes #Play Quotes #Appreciate Quotes

“Half of writing history is hiding the truth.”
“I was very shy, and it was a lot easier for me to communicate if I had a camera between me and other people.”
“The band projects just took natural priority. I didn't really have a solo career, just wanted to share the music in another way and to learn more about writing, recording, etcetera.”
“When I was coming up, we weren't trying to get a hit or get paid, we were just trying to do our thing. The only thing we were really trying to do was to be recognized for our originality.”
“It seemed to me that if the lawyers failed to do their duty, they ought to pay people for waiting upon them, instead of making them pay for it.”

Source : R.D. BLACKMORE (1889). “LORNA DOONE”
“When I appeared before the draft board examiner during World War II, he asked me if I thought I could kill. "I don't know about strangers," I replied, "but friends, certainly."”
“One of the things that is assumed about actors is that they are extrovert, which is almost never the case, in my experience.”
“We cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home.”

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