I am so used to seeing the sort of play which deals with one man and two women. They do not leave me with the feeling I have made a full theatrical meal they do not give me the experience…

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How can I know what I think till I see what I say?

How can I know what I think till I see what I say?

Charm, in most men and nearly all women, is a decoration.

Charm, in most men and nearly all women, is a decoration.

I hate the idea of causes, and if I had to choose between betraying my...

I hate the idea of causes, and if I had to choose between betraying my...

Liking one person is an extra reason for liking another.

Liking one person is an extra reason for liking another.

I am sure that if the mothers of various nations could meet, there would be...

I am sure that if the mothers of various nations could meet, there would be...

Only people who have been allowed to practise freedom can have the grown-up look in...

Only people who have been allowed to practise freedom can have the grown-up look in...

History develops, art stands still.

History develops, art stands still.

What is wonderful about great literature is that it transforms the man who reads it...

What is wonderful about great literature is that it transforms the man who reads it...

Creative writers are always greater than the causes that they represent.

Creative writers are always greater than the causes that they represent.

No one is India.

No one is India.

The final test for a novel will be our affection for it, as it is...

The final test for a novel will be our affection for it, as it is...

I suggest that the only books that influence us are those for which we are...

I suggest that the only books that influence us are those for which we are...

What is wonderful about great literature is that it transforms the man who reads it...

What is wonderful about great literature is that it transforms the man who reads it...

The historian must have some conception of how men who are not historians behave. Otherwise...

The historian must have some conception of how men who are not historians behave. Otherwise...

I have only got down on to paper, really, three types of people: the person...

I have only got down on to paper, really, three types of people: the person...

The only books that influence us are those for which we are ready, and which...

The only books that influence us are those for which we are ready, and which...

If there is on earth a house with many mansions, it is the house of...

If there is on earth a house with many mansions, it is the house of...

America is rather like life. You can usually find in it what you look for....

America is rather like life. You can usually find in it what you look for....

The fact is we can only love what we know personally. And we cannot know...

The fact is we can only love what we know personally. And we cannot know...

Only a writer who has the sense of evil can make goodness readable.

Only a writer who has the sense of evil can make goodness readable.