Quotes by Dramatists

Satire is what closes on Saturday night. George S. Kaufman

Satire Closes Saturday Saturday Night Night

When I was born I owed twelve dollars. George S. Kaufman

Funny Born Dollars Owed Twelve

I mean, don't forget the earth's about five thousand million years old, at least. Who can afford to live in the past? Harold Pinter

Moving On Old Past Live Earth Thousand About Least Years Five Afford Forget In The Past Mean Who Million Million Years

The main object of a revolution is the liberation of man... not the interpretation and application of some transcendental ideology. Jean Genet

Man Ideology Revolution Interpretation Liberation Some Object Main Transcendental Application

Justice in the extreme is often unjust. Jean Racine

Justice Unjust Extreme Often

Is a faith without action a sincere faith? Jean Racine

Faith Action Sincere Without

I have everything, yet have nothing; and although I possess nothing, still of nothing am I in want. Jean Racine

Nothing Everything Possess Although Am Still Want

There is nothing so easy but that it becomes difficult when you do it with reluctance. Jean Racine

You Nothing Difficult Easy Reluctance Becomes

The classroom should be an entrance into the world, not an escape from it. John Ciardi

World Classroom Entrance Escape Should

Rome was not built in one day. John Heywood

Day One Day Built Rome

Would ye both eat your cake and have your cake? John Heywood

Cake Would Eat Both Your

There are places and moments in which one is so completely alone that one sees the world entire. Jules Renard

Alone World Entire Sees Which Places Moments

If you are afraid of being lonely, don't try to be right. Jules Renard

You Try Lonely Afraid Being Right

Socialism must come down from the brain and reach the heart. Jules Renard

Heart Socialism Down Must Come Reach Brain

I like people who refuse to speak until they are ready to speak. Lillian Hellman

Communication People Speak Like Until Ready Refuse Who

It is a mark of many famous people that they cannot part with their brightest hour. Lillian Hellman

People Mark Part Hour Famous Famous People Cannot Many Brightest

God forgives those who invent what they need. Lillian Hellman

God Forgiveness Invent Those Forgives Who Need

We are a people who do not want to keep much of the past in our heads. It is considered unhealthy in America to remember mistakes, neurotic to think about them, psychotic to dwell on them. Lillian Hellman

People Remember Mistakes Past Think Our Considered About Neurotic Heads America Dwell Want Psychotic Unhealthy Them Much Who Keep

Such is the life of a man. Moments of joy, obliterated by unforgettable sadness. There's no need to tell the children that. Marcel Pagnol

Life Man Joy Sadness Tell Children Unforgettable Moments Need