"Life is generally something that happens elsewhere."

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Source : Alan Bennett (2012). “Hymn and Cocktail Sticks”, p.62, Faber & Faber

Alan Bennett

#Life Quotes #Life Is Quotes #Elsewhere Quotes

“But Pride always means enmity -- it is enmity. And not only enmity between man and man, but enmity to God.”
“As the egalitarianism of Marxism is attractive to many, socialism could have attracted many followers in America, anyway. But there is no doubt that it could not possibly have affected us so widely and so deeply as it has, had it not been heavily financed.”
“We have to get rid of those nuclear weapons.”
“All things truly wicked start from innocence.”
“Sometimes I feel like I used to be a person that liked to express himself a lot and put my feelings out there.”
“For you have in your possession a sacred trust. Guard it well.”
“President Ford was a devoted, decent man of impeccable integrity who put service to his country before his own self interest. He helped heal our nation during a time of crisis, provided steady leadership and restored people's faith in the presidency and in government.”
“The machinations of ambiguity are among the very roots of poetry.”

Source : William Empson (1966). “Seven Types of Ambiguity”, p.3, New Directions Publishing

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