A gentleman … sleeps at his work. That’s what work’s for. Why do you think they have the SILENCE notices in the library?
ALAN AYCKBOURNThere is a school of thought that believes that sleep is for the night. You appear to be out to disprove them.
More Alan Ayckbourn Quotes
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What is considered sane in writers is made for the rest of the human race.
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You don’t have to bother with men, they believe any compliment automatically.
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So as not to disturb me in my little nook behind the biography shelves.
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There is a school of thought that believes that sleep is for the night. You appear to be out to disprove them.
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Few women care to be laughed at and men not at all, except for large sums of money.
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The darker the subject, the more light you must try to shed on the matter. And vice versa.
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Cats names are more for human benefit. They give one a certain degree more confidence that the animal belongs to you.
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A comedy is just a tragedy interrupted, I once said. Do you finish with the kiss or when she opens her eyes to tell him she loves him and sees blonde hairs on his collar?
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Whatever devices you use should always be there to serve the theme. If the theme has been overtaken by the device, then something’s wrong.
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I think of a plot, I think of an idea, and then I wonder, How can I get that onto the stage?.
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There are very few people on top of life, and the rest of us don’t like them very much.
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Plays by Alan Ayckbourn have been attracting larger audiences in the regional theatres than those of Shakespeare.
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Salad, I can’t bear salad. It grows while you’re eating it, you know.
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As a writer one is allowed to have conversations with oneself.
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If you are flattering a woman, it pays to be a little more subtle.
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