Quotes by Dramatists

New York is my Lourdes, where I go for spiritual refreshment... a place where you're least likely to be bitten by a wild goat. Brendan Behan
Spiritual You Wild Bitten New Likely Least Go Goat York Refreshment New York Where Place
I am a drinker with writing problems. Brendan Behan
Writing Problems Drinker Am
I wish I'd been a mixed infant. Brendan Behan
Wish Mixed Been Infant
I am a daylight atheist. Brendan Behan
Atheist Daylight Am
No man can discover his own talents. Brendan Behan
Man Own Talents Discover His
Shakespeare said pretty well everything and what he left out, James Joyce, with a judge from meself, put in. Brendan Behan
Judge Everything Out Pretty Shakespeare He Put Joyce Well Said Left James James Joyce
I was a member of the Nationalist Party for several years. I don't remember how long. Those were very dreary days, because the Nationalist Party... it's hard to describe what it was. I suppose it held on to some kind of little faith, you know? It wasn't even sure what the faith was, and it was a very despised enterprise by everybody. Brian Friel
Faith You Remember Long Party Everybody Despised Several Those Member Enterprise Kind Dreary Some Days Suppose Know Sure Because How Were Years Very Nationalist Little Little Faith Held Hard Describe Even
I do enjoy the form of things. I enjoy finding the form that seems best to fit what I'm thinking about. I don't set out to find a bizarre way of writing. Caryl Churchill
Best Writing Enjoy Thinking Way Out Bizarre Find Finding About Seems Fit Form Things Set
Every tub must stand upon its bottom. Charles Macklin
Every Must Bottom Tub Stand
That perfect bliss and sole felicity, the sweet fruition of an earthly crown. Christopher Marlowe
Sweet Sole Earthly Perfect Crown Felicity Bliss Fruition
Jigging veins of rhyming mother wits. Christopher Marlowe
Mother Veins Wits Rhyming
I'm armed with more than complete steel, - The justice of my quarrel. Christopher Marlowe
Justice Complete More Steel Armed Quarrel Than
Goodness is beauty in the best estate. Christopher Marlowe
Best Goodness Beauty Estate
Our swords shall play the orators for us. Christopher Marlowe
Orator Our Shall Us Play Swords
What are kings, when regiment is gone, but perfect shadows in a sunshine day? Christopher Marlowe
Day Sunshine Power Gone Kings Shadows Perfect Regiment
Accursed be he that first invented war. Christopher Marlowe
War First Invented He Accursed
Politicians talk themselves red, white, and blue in the face. Clare Boothe Luce
Face Politicians White Red Talk Blue Themselves
A man's home may seem to be his castle on the outside; inside is more often his nursery. Clare Boothe Luce
Home Man Nursery Inside Seem More Castle Outside His May Often
I don't have a warm personal enemy left. They've all died off. I miss them terribly because they helped define me. Clare Boothe Luce
Me Enemy Define Miss Terribly Because Off Left Personal Died Them Warm Helped
There is nothing like a good dose of another woman to make a man appreciate his wife. Clare Boothe Luce
Good Man Woman Wife Nothing Like Make Another Another Woman His Dose Appreciate
You know, that's the only good thing about divorce; you get to sleep with your mother. Clare Boothe Luce
Good You Mother About Only Good Thing Divorce Know Get Your Thing Sleep
Joy is a subtle elf; I think one's happiest when he forgets himself. Cyril Tourneur
Joy Think He Himself Forgets Subtle Happiest Elf
Who hath not known ill fortune, never knew himself, or his own virtue. David Mallet
Own Virtue Hath Never Knew Himself Known His Fortune Ill Who
A sovereign's great example forms a people; the public breast is noble or vile as he inspires it. David Mallet
Great People Vile Example Great Example Inspires He Noble Sovereign Forms Public
Uncertainty! fell demon of our fears! The human soul that can support despair, supports not thee. David Mallet
Soul Fears Despair Our Uncertainty Support Supports Fell Demon Human Thee Human Soul
I courted fame but as a spur to brave and honest deeds; who despises fame will soon renounce the virtues that deserve it. David Mallet
Will Despises Virtues Soon Courted Renounce Spur Fame Brave Who Deeds Deserve Honest
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