Cookies on this website are used to improve your experience and display advertising. You agree to the use of cookies by continuing to use this website. Our Privacy Policy contains more information about how we use cookies.
Explore inspirational quotes.
| Every exit is an... | Every exit is an entry somewhere else. Copy | ||
| In January 1962, when... | In January 1962, when I was the author of one and a half unperformed plays, I attended a student production of 'The Birthday Party' at the Victoria Rooms in Bristol. Just before it began, I realised that Harold Pinter was sitting in front of me. Copy | ||
| It is easily and... | It is easily and often overlooked that when Thomas Jefferson asserted that life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness were inalienable human rights, he did so on the ground that they had been endowed by God, our Creator. Copy | ||
| My intention still is... | My intention still is to write a play to commemorate, possibly rather skeptically, the 50th anniversary of the Russian revolution. I started it at the beginning of 1966, but confronted with the enormous importance and reality of that revolution, I absolutely boggle. I don't know what to do about it. Copy | ||
| Obviously, you would give... | Obviously, you would give your life for your children, or give them the last biscuit on the plate. But to me, the trick in life is to take that sense of generosity between kin, make it apply to the extended family and to your neighbour, your village and beyond. Copy | ||
| There are certain sorts... | There are certain sorts of jokes which have only to do with the substitution of the unexpected word in a familiar context. If you translated something into French and then had it translated back into English by somebody who didn't know the original, you'd lose what was funny. Copy |
Cookies on this website are used to improve your experience and display advertising. You agree to the use of cookies by continuing to use this website. Our Privacy Policy contains more information about how we use cookies.