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

Quote by Alan Bennett

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Life is generally something that happens elsewhere.

Life is generally something that happens elsewhere.

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...

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

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

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?

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Cancer, like any other illness, is a bore.

Cancer, like any other illness, is a bore.

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...

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

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

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...