20 Jeff Lindsay Quotes for You to Enjoy

Jeff Lindsay

American Playwright

Born: Jul 14, 1952

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Related authors: Arthur Miller August Wilson David Henry Hwang George C. Wolfe Howard E. Koch Lorraine Hansberry Lynn Nottage Sam Shepard

My father was one of the first six guys ashore on Iwo Jima. He's 86 years old now, and every single night of his life, he has nightmares, and he wakes yelling. Jeff Lindsay

Life Old Father First Single Every Guys He Single Night His Years Yelling Wakes Six Ashore Now Night Every Single Night Nightmares

I know a lot of law officers, and every single one of them faces a moment - usually after about three hours on the job - when they realise that there's no connection between law and justice. Jeff Lindsay

Justice Law Job Three Single Every No Connection About Faces Between Hours Know Lot Officers After Realise Them Moment Connection

I don't have much time to sit and watch a lot of TV. And I can't really binge-watch. Jeff Lindsay

Time Sit TV Lot Much Really Watch

I made a deliberate choice to write something people would enjoy, not knock people out with 'Boy, he can really put a clause together!' Jeff Lindsay

Together People Made Enjoy Out Would Something Deliberate Clause Something People Write He Put Knock Boy Really Choice

A single moment spent in a business meeting or at a pub is more than enough to reveal the basic human truth that we are all faking it most of the time. Jeff Lindsay

Truth Time Business Single Enough Meeting Spent More Most Reveal Single Moment Faking Than Human Pub Moment Basic

I try to write as serious as possible, and then a joke slips in. Jeff Lindsay

Try Joke Possible Slips Write Then Serious

Life would certainly be easier if we all came equipped with our own personal FAQ lists. When we meet someone, we could pass them a business card with the list on the back, and then step back and let them read before we tried to talk. Jeff Lindsay

Life Business Before Own Meet Back Our Easier Would Tried Someone Could Step Talk Read Pass Equipped Came Personal List Lists Them Then Certainly Card

A single moment spent in a business meeting or at a pub is more than enough to reveal the basic human truth that we are all faking it most of the time. We congratulate a rival on a triumph when actually we are choking on spite. We are cordial and attentive to crashing bores. Jeff Lindsay

Truth Time Business Single Enough Meeting Spent Bores Triumph More Spite Rival Attentive Most Reveal Single Moment Faking Than Human Crashing Pub Choking Congratulate Moment Actually Basic Cordial

I know a lot of law officers, and every single one of them faces a moment - usually after about three hours on the job - when they realise that there's no connection between law and justice. The law, as an institution, avoids justice, subverts it, just as often as it sees it done. Jeff Lindsay

Justice Law Job Three Single Every No Connection About Faces Sees Between Institution Hours Know Lot Officers Done Often Just After Realise Them Moment Connection

I was expecting someone dark to play 'Dexter' - someone like Johnny Depp. Jeff Lindsay

Dark Someone Johnny Johnny Depp Like Dexter Expecting Depp Play

In the afternoon, it's impossible to put down any new words. I don't even try. Jeff Lindsay

Words Impossible Try Down Put New Any Afternoon Even

Every writer must find a way of writing that tells the reader: This is me and no one else. The Voice can be idiosyncratic, but it cannot be obscure. It is a blend of style and content and intent and rhythm and pure personality. Jeff Lindsay

When I was a playwright earlier in my career - my senior project in high school was my first produced play - I used to put on the title page: 'A tragedy with laughs.' Jeff Lindsay

School First Playwright Project Laughs High High School Put Tragedy Senior Title Produced Page Used Play Earlier Career

I certainly try to avoid getting bogged down in forensics. There is certainly a whole lot of other writers who know a lot more than me about it. I know enough about it to do a little bit of background on laboratory techniques and stuff. But it kind of bores me. Jeff Lindsay

Me Try Down Other Enough Background Bit Kind Bores About More Writers Stuff Know Forensics Lot Laboratory Than Getting Little Little Bit Certainly Avoid Bogged Who Whole Techniques

It's a mistake to think that Dexter is nice. Jeff Lindsay

Mistake Nice Think Dexter

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