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Heroes, whatever high ideas we may have of them, are mortal and not divine. We are all as God made us and many of us much worse.
John Osborne Quotes: Heroes, whatever high ideas we
I must be the luckiest man in the world. Not only am I bisexual, I am also Welsh.
John Osborne Quotes: I must be the luckiest
Asking a working writer what he thinks about critics is like asking a lamp-post what it feels about dogs.
[Time Magazine, October 31, 1977]
John Osborne Quotes: Asking a working writer what
Alison: I don't think I want anything more to do with love. Any more. I can't take it on.
Cliff: You're too young to start giving up. Too young, and too lovely.
John Osborne Quotes: Alison: I don't think I
Anyone who's never watched somebody die is suffering from a pretty bad case of virginity. For twelve months, I watched my father dying - when I was ten years old.
John Osborne Quotes: Anyone who's never watched somebody
Jimmy: (in a low, resigned voice) They all want to scape from the pain of being alive. And, most of all, from love. ( ... ) It's no good to fool yourself about love. You can't fall into it like a soft job, without dirtying up your hands.
John Osborne Quotes: Jimmy: (in a low, resigned
Go on - but don't think you can kill my confidence. I've had experts doing it for years.
John Osborne Quotes: Go on - but don't
A refined sort of butcher, a woman is.
John Osborne Quotes: A refined sort of butcher,
We all of us waited for him to die. The family sent him a check every month, and hoped he'd get on with it quietly, without too much vulgar fuss.
John Osborne Quotes: We all of us waited
That voice that cries out doesn't have to be a weakling's does it?
John Osborne Quotes: That voice that cries out
Jimmy: The injustice of it is almost perfect! The wrong people going
hungry, the wrong people being loved, the wrong people dying!
John Osborne Quotes: Jimmy: The injustice of it
George Bernard Shaw writes like a Pakistani who has learned English when he was twelve years old in order to become an accountant.
John Osborne Quotes: George Bernard Shaw writes like
It's no good fooling about with love you know. You can't fall into it like a soft job without dirtying up your hands. It takes muscle and guts. If you can't bear the thought of messing up your nice, tidy soul, you better give up the whole idea of life and become a saint, because you'll never make it as a human being. It's either this world ... or the next.
John Osborne Quotes: It's no good fooling about
The whole point of a sacrifice is that you give up something you never really wanted in the first place. People are doing it around you all the time. They give up their careers, say - or their beliefs - or sex.
John Osborne Quotes: The whole point of a
To be as vehement as he is is to be almost non-committal.
John Osborne Quotes: To be as vehement as
Why do I do this every Sunday? Even the book reviews seem to be the same as last week's. Different books same reviews.
John Osborne Quotes: Why do I do this
The schoolteacher is certainly underpaid as a childminder, but ludicrously overpaid as an educator.
John Osborne Quotes: The schoolteacher is certainly underpaid
You see I learnt at an early age what it was to be angry - angry and helpless. And I can never forget it. I knew more about - love ... betrayal ... and death, when I was ten years old than you will probably ever know in your life.
John Osborne Quotes: You see I learnt at
Asking a working writer what he feels about critics is like asking a lamppost what it feels about dogs.
John Osborne Quotes: Asking a working writer what
In London, love and scandal are considered the best sweeteners of tea.
John Osborne Quotes: In London, love and scandal
I must say it's pretty dreary living in the American Age - unless you're an American of course. Perhaps all our children will be Americans.
John Osborne Quotes: I must say it's pretty
And even in the hatred of the majority, there's a kind of triumph because I know that, although they'd never admit it, they secretly respect me.
John Osborne Quotes: And even in the hatred
It is easy to answer the ultimate questions - it saves you bothering with the immediate ones.
John Osborne Quotes: It is easy to answer
It is widely held that too much wine will dull a man's desire. Indeed it will in a dull man.
John Osborne Quotes: It is widely held that
Writers don't need love; all they require is money.
John Osborne Quotes: Writers don't need love; all
I never deliberately set out to shock, but when people don't walk out of my plays I think there is something wrong.
John Osborne Quotes: I never deliberately set out
Royalty is the gold filling in a mouthful of decay
John Osborne Quotes: Royalty is the gold filling
Laughter's the nearest we ever get, or should get, to sainthood. It's the state of grace that saves most of us from contempt.
John Osborne Quotes: Laughter's the nearest we ever
How I long for a little ordinary human enthusiasm. Just enthusiasm- that's all. I want to hear a warm, thrilling voice cry out Hallelujah! I'm alive! I've an idea. Why don't we have a little game? Let's pretend that we're human beings, and that we're actually alive. Just for a while. What do you say? Let's pretend we're human."
― John Osborne, Look Back in Anger
John Osborne Quotes: How I long for a
Don't be afraid of being emotional. You won't die of it.
John Osborne Quotes: Don't be afraid of being
It is not true that drink changes a man's character. It may reveal it more clearly.
John Osborne Quotes: It is not true that
Jimmy: You'll end up like one of those chocolate merengues my wife is so fond of [Alison starts banging jars] ... sweet and sticky on the outside, and sink your teeth in it [savouring every word]-inside, all white, messy and disgusting. [offering teapot sweetly to Helena] Milk?
John Osborne Quotes: Jimmy: You'll end up like
They spend their time looking forward to the past.
John Osborne Quotes: They spend their time looking
The British public has always had an unerring taste for ungifted amateurs.
John Osborne Quotes: The British public has always
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