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Alan Bennett Quotes

At eighty things do not occur; they recur Picture Quote #1

Books are not about passing the time. They're about other lives. Other worlds Picture Quote #1

Nature played a cruel trick on her by giving her a waxed mustache Picture Quote #1

Standards are always out of date. That's what makes them standards Picture Quote #1

So boring you fall asleep halfway through her name Picture Quote #1

My films are about embarrassment Picture Quote #1

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Cancer, like any other illness, is a bore Picture Quote #1

I'm all in favour of free expression provided it's kept rigidly under control Picture Quote #1

If you think squash is a competitive activity, try flower arranging Picture Quote #1

Life is generally something that happens elsewhere Picture Quote #1

Life is like a box of sardines and we are all looking for the key Picture Quote #1

Were we closer to the ground as children, or is the grass emptier now? Picture Quote #1

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I lack what the English call character, by which they mean the power to refrain Picture Quote #1

A book is a device to ignite the imagination Picture Quote #1

You don't put your life into your books, you find it there Picture Quote #1

Cloisters, ancient libraries... I was confusing learning with the smell of cold stone Picture Quote #1

It was the kind of library he had only read about in books Picture Quote #1

Reading is untidy, discursive and perpetually inviting Picture Quote #1

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The days weren't long enough for the reading she wanted to do Picture Quote #1

To begin with, it’s true, she read with trepidation and some unease. The sheer endlessness of books outfaced her and she had no idea how to go on; there was no system to her reading, with one book leading to another, and often she had two or three on the go at the same time Picture Quote #1

Have you ever thought, headmaster, that your standards might perhaps be a little out of date? Of course they’re out of date. Standards are always out of date. That is what makes them standards Picture Quote #1

I’m not good at precise, coherent argument. But plays are suited to incoherent argument, put into the mouths of fallible people Picture Quote #1

I don’t talk very well. With writing, you’ve time to get it right. Also I’ve found the more I talk the less I write, and if I didn’t write no one would want me to talk anyway Picture Quote #1

I’m for the freedom of expression, given that it will be under strict control Picture Quote #1

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Headmaster: Mark my words, when a society has to resort to the lavatory for its humour, the writing is on the wall Picture Quote #1

The majority of people perform well in a crisis and when the spotlight is on them; it’s on the Sunday afternoons of this life, when nobody is looking, that the spirit falters Picture Quote #1

Writer: What, above all, I’m primarily concerned with is the substance of life, the pith of reality. If I had to sum up my work, that’s it, really. I’m taking the pith out of reality Picture Quote #1

Mark my words, when a society has to resort to the lavatory for it's humour, the writing is on the wall Picture Quote #1

Life is rather like a tin of sardines - we're all of us looking for the key Picture Quote #1

To read is to withdraw.To make oneself unavailable. One would feel easier about it if the pursuit inself were less... selfish Picture Quote #1

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At eighty things do not occur; they recur (Alan Bennett Quotes) Books are not about passing the time. They're about other lives. Other worlds (Alan Bennett Quotes) Nature played a cruel trick on her by giving her a waxed mustache (Alan Bennett Quotes) Standards are always out of date. That's what makes them standards (Alan Bennett Quotes) So boring you fall asleep halfway through her name (Alan Bennett Quotes) My films are about embarrassment (Alan Bennett Quotes) Cancer, like any other illness, is a bore (Alan Bennett Quotes) I'm all in favour of free expression provided it's kept rigidly under control (Alan Bennett Quotes) If you think squash is a competitive activity, try flower arranging (Alan Bennett Quotes) Life is generally something that happens elsewhere (Alan Bennett Quotes) Life is like a box of sardines and we are all looking for the key (Alan Bennett Quotes) Were we closer to the ground as children, or is the grass emptier now? (Alan Bennett Quotes) I lack what the English call character, by which they mean the power to refrain (Alan Bennett Quotes) A book is a device to ignite the imagination (Alan Bennett Quotes) You don't put your life into your books, you find it there (Alan Bennett Quotes) Cloisters, ancient libraries... I was confusing learning with the smell of cold stone (Alan Bennett Quotes) It was the kind of library he had only read about in books (Alan Bennett Quotes) Reading is untidy, discursive and perpetually inviting (Alan Bennett Quotes) The days weren't long enough for the reading she wanted to do (Alan Bennett Quotes) To begin with, it’s true, she read with trepidation and some unease. The sheer endlessness of books outfaced her and she had no idea how to go on; there was no system to her reading, with one book leading to another, and often she had two or three on the go at the same time (Alan Bennett Quotes) Have you ever thought, headmaster, that your standards might perhaps be a little out of date? Of course they’re out of date. Standards are always out of date. That is what makes them standards (Alan Bennett Quotes) I’m not good at precise, coherent argument. But plays are suited to incoherent argument, put into the mouths of fallible people (Alan Bennett Quotes) I don’t talk very well. With writing, you’ve time to get it right. Also I’ve found the more I talk the less I write, and if I didn’t write no one would want me to talk anyway (Alan Bennett Quotes) I’m for the freedom of expression, given that it will be under strict control (Alan Bennett Quotes) Headmaster: Mark my words, when a society has to resort to the lavatory for its humour, the writing is on the wall (Alan Bennett Quotes) The majority of people perform well in a crisis and when the spotlight is on them; it’s on the Sunday afternoons of this life, when nobody is looking, that the spirit falters (Alan Bennett Quotes) Writer: What, above all, I’m primarily concerned with is the substance of life, the pith of reality. If I had to sum up my work, that’s it, really. I’m taking the pith out of reality (Alan Bennett Quotes) Mark my words, when a society has to resort to the lavatory for it's humour, the writing is on the wall (Alan Bennett Quotes) Life is rather like a tin of sardines - we're all of us looking for the key (Alan Bennett Quotes) To read is to withdraw.To make oneself unavailable. One would feel easier about it if the pursuit inself were less... selfish (Alan Bennett Quotes)

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