I write plays about things that I can't resolve in my mind. I try to root things out.

Quote by Alan Bennett

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I've never seen the point of the sea, except where it meets the land. The...

I've never seen the point of the sea, except where it meets the land. The...

We were put to Dickens as children but it never quite took. That unremitting humanity...

We were put to Dickens as children but it never quite took. That unremitting humanity...

I was an only child. I lost both my parents. By the time I was...

I was an only child. I lost both my parents. By the time I was...

Were we closer to the ground as children, or is the grass emptier now?

Were we closer to the ground as children, or is the grass emptier now?

Those who have known the famous are publicly debriefed of their memories, knowing as their...

Those who have known the famous are publicly debriefed of their memories, knowing as their...

Children always assume the sexual lives of their parents come to a grinding halt at...

Children always assume the sexual lives of their parents come to a grinding halt at...

Your whole life is on the other side of the glass. And there is nobody...

Your whole life is on the other side of the glass. And there is nobody...

Cancer, like any other illness, is a bore.

Cancer, like any other illness, is a bore.

We started off trying to set up a small anarchist community, but people wouldn't obey...

We started off trying to set up a small anarchist community, but people wouldn't obey...

I'm all in favour of free expression provided it's kept rigidly under control.

I'm all in favour of free expression provided it's kept rigidly under control.

My films are about embarrassment.

My films are about embarrassment.

Those who have known the famous are publicly debriefed of their memories, knowing as their...

Those who have known the famous are publicly debriefed of their memories, knowing as their...

If you think squash is a competitive activity, try flower arranging.

If you think squash is a competitive activity, try flower arranging.

Life is like a box of sardines and we are all looking for the key.

Life is like a box of sardines and we are all looking for the key.

Life is generally something that happens elsewhere.

Life is generally something that happens elsewhere.

Definition of a classic: a book everyone is assumed to have read and often thinks...

Definition of a classic: a book everyone is assumed to have read and often thinks...

Children always assume the sexual lives of their parents come to a grinding halt at...

Children always assume the sexual lives of their parents come to a grinding halt at...

And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that...

And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that...

If you and your children fare well, and your affairs be to your contentment, I...

If you and your children fare well, and your affairs be to your contentment, I...

If your parents never had children, chances are you won't either.

If your parents never had children, chances are you won't either.