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Alan Bennett Quotes

One recipe for happiness is to have to sense of entitlement.' To this she added a star and noted at the bottom of the page: 'This is not a lesson I have ever been in a position to learn Picture Quote #1

God doesn't do notes, either. Did Jesus Christ say,

Once I start a book I finish it. That was the way one was brought up. Books, bread and butter, mashed potato - one finishes what's on one's plate. That's always been my philosophy Picture Quote #1

Sometimes there is no next time, no time-outs, no second chances. Sometimes it's now or never Picture Quote #1

One of the hardest things for boys to learn is that a teacher is human. One of the hardest things for a teacher to learn is not to try and tell them Picture Quote #1

'Above literature?' said the Queen. 'Who is above literature? You might as well say one was above humanity.' Picture Quote #1

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What she was finding also was how one book led to another, doors kept opening wherever she turned and the days weren't long enough for the reading she wanted to do Picture Quote #1

History is a commentary on the various and continuing incapabilities of men. What is history? History is women following behind with the bucket Picture Quote #1

Your whole life is on the other side of the glass. And there is nobody watching Picture Quote #1

We were put to Dickens as children but it never quite took. That unremitting humanity soon had me cheesed off Picture Quote #1

We started off trying to set up a small anarchist community, but people wouldn't obey the rules Picture Quote #1

I've never seen the point of the sea, except where it meets the land. The shore has a point. The sea has none Picture Quote #1

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I write plays about things that I can't resolve in my mind. I try to root things out Picture Quote #1

Definition of a classic: a book everyone is assumed to have read and often thinks they have Picture Quote #1

Children always assume the sexual lives of their parents come to a grinding halt at their conception Picture Quote #1

Those who have known the famous are publicly debriefed of their memories, knowing as their own dusk falls that they will only be remembered for remembering someone else Picture Quote #1

I turned down a knighthood. It would be like having to wear a suit every day of your life Picture Quote #1

The appeal of reading, she thought, lay in its indifference: there was something undeferring about literature. Books did not care who was reading them or whether one read them or not. All readers were equal, herself included. Literature, she thought, is a commonwealth; letters a republic Picture Quote #1

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... she felt about reading what some writers felt about writing: that it was impossible not to do it and that at this late stage of her life she had been chosen to read as others were chosen to write Picture Quote #1

I was an only child. I lost both my parents. By the time I was twenty I was bald. I’m homosexual. In the way of circumstances and background to transcend I had everything an artist could possibly want. It was practically a blueprint Picture Quote #1

Schweitzer in the Congo did not derive more moral credit than Larkin did for living in Hull Picture Quote #1

To play Trivial Pursuit with a life like mine could be said to be a form of homeopathy Picture Quote #1

Polly: Education with socialists, it's like sex, all right as long as you don't have to pay for it Picture Quote #1

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

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It seems to me the mark of a civilized society that certain privileges should be taken for granted such as education, health care and the safety to walk the streets Picture Quote #1

Authors, she soon decided, were probably best met within the pages of their novels, and were as much creatures of the reader’s imagination as the characters in their books. Nor did they seem to think one had done them a kindness by reading their writings. Rather they had done one the kindness by writing them Picture Quote #1

You always know when you're going to arrive. If you go by car, you don't. Apart from anything else, I prefer cycling. It puts you in a good mood, I find Picture Quote #1

The longer I practise medicine, the more convinced I am there are only two types of cases: those that involve taking the trousers off and those that don't Picture Quote #1

A bookshelf is as particular to it's owner as are his or her clothes; a personality is stamped on a library just as a shoe is shaped by the foot Picture Quote #1

Had your forefathers, Wigglesworth, been as stupid as you are, the human race would never have succeeded in procreating itself Picture Quote #1

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One recipe for happiness is to have to sense of entitlement.' To this she added a star and noted at the bottom of the page: 'This is not a lesson I have ever been in a position to learn (Alan Bennett Quotes) God doesn't do notes, either. Did Jesus Christ say, "Can I be excused the Crucifixion?" No! (Alan Bennett Quotes) Once I start a book I finish it. That was the way one was brought up. Books, bread and butter, mashed potato - one finishes what's on one's plate. That's always been my philosophy (Alan Bennett Quotes) Sometimes there is no next time, no time-outs, no second chances. Sometimes it's now or never (Alan Bennett Quotes) One of the hardest things for boys to learn is that a teacher is human. One of the hardest things for a teacher to learn is not to try and tell them (Alan Bennett Quotes) 'Above literature?' said the Queen. 'Who is above literature? You might as well say one was above humanity.' (Alan Bennett Quotes) What she was finding also was how one book led to another, doors kept opening wherever she turned and the days weren't long enough for the reading she wanted to do (Alan Bennett Quotes) History is a commentary on the various and continuing incapabilities of men. What is history? History is women following behind with the bucket (Alan Bennett Quotes) Your whole life is on the other side of the glass. And there is nobody watching (Alan Bennett Quotes) We were put to Dickens as children but it never quite took. That unremitting humanity soon had me cheesed off (Alan Bennett Quotes) We started off trying to set up a small anarchist community, but people wouldn't obey the rules (Alan Bennett Quotes) I've never seen the point of the sea, except where it meets the land. The shore has a point. The sea has none (Alan Bennett Quotes) I write plays about things that I can't resolve in my mind. I try to root things out (Alan Bennett Quotes) Definition of a classic: a book everyone is assumed to have read and often thinks they have (Alan Bennett Quotes) Children always assume the sexual lives of their parents come to a grinding halt at their conception (Alan Bennett Quotes) Those who have known the famous are publicly debriefed of their memories, knowing as their own dusk falls that they will only be remembered for remembering someone else (Alan Bennett Quotes) I turned down a knighthood. It would be like having to wear a suit every day of your life (Alan Bennett Quotes) The appeal of reading, she thought, lay in its indifference: there was something undeferring about literature. Books did not care who was reading them or whether one read them or not. All readers were equal, herself included. Literature, she thought, is a commonwealth; letters a republic (Alan Bennett Quotes) ... she felt about reading what some writers felt about writing: that it was impossible not to do it and that at this late stage of her life she had been chosen to read as others were chosen to write (Alan Bennett Quotes) I was an only child. I lost both my parents. By the time I was twenty I was bald. I’m homosexual. In the way of circumstances and background to transcend I had everything an artist could possibly want. It was practically a blueprint (Alan Bennett Quotes) Schweitzer in the Congo did not derive more moral credit than Larkin did for living in Hull (Alan Bennett Quotes) To play Trivial Pursuit with a life like mine could be said to be a form of homeopathy (Alan Bennett Quotes) Polly: Education with socialists, it's like sex, all right as long as you don't have to pay for it (Alan Bennett Quotes) What I'm above all primarily concerned with is the substance of life, the pith of reality. If I had to sum up my work, I suppose that's it really: I'm taking the pith out of reality (Alan Bennett Quotes) It seems to me the mark of a civilized society that certain privileges should be taken for granted such as education, health care and the safety to walk the streets (Alan Bennett Quotes) Authors, she soon decided, were probably best met within the pages of their novels, and were as much creatures of the reader’s imagination as the characters in their books. Nor did they seem to think one had done them a kindness by reading their writings. Rather they had done one the kindness by writing them (Alan Bennett Quotes) You always know when you're going to arrive. If you go by car, you don't. Apart from anything else, I prefer cycling. It puts you in a good mood, I find (Alan Bennett Quotes) The longer I practise medicine, the more convinced I am there are only two types of cases: those that involve taking the trousers off and those that don't (Alan Bennett Quotes) A bookshelf is as particular to it's owner as are his or her clothes; a personality is stamped on a library just as a shoe is shaped by the foot (Alan Bennett Quotes) Had your forefathers, Wigglesworth, been as stupid as you are, the human race would never have succeeded in procreating itself (Alan Bennett Quotes)

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