A book, as it were, closes the book.
ALAN BENNETTI think the writer’s quite low down in the hierarchy really. But the fact that they took the piss out of Nicholas [Hynter] who, besides being the director, is also director of the National Theatre is, I’d have thought, slightly more risky.
More Alan Bennett Quotes
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Here I sit, alone at 60, Bald and fat and full of sin Cold the seat, and loud the cistern As I read the (Harpic) (Lysol) tin
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Books, bread and butter, mashed potato – one finishes what’s on one’s plate. That’s always been my philosophy.
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Some local boys come in and there is a bit of chat between them and the fish-fryer about whether the kestrel under the counter is for sale.
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Those who have known the famous are publicly debriefed of their memories.
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It’s the one species I wouldn’t mind seeing vanish from the face of the earth.
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There are more microbes per person than the entire population of the world.
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Remember. You are a physician. You are not a policeman nor are you a minister of religion.
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Have you ever thought, headmaster, that your standards might perhaps be a little out of date?
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Soft Left, Hard Right, Soft Right and Centre. I am not listed. I should probably come under Soft Centre.
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It’s like going to a place that you’ve never been to before – you’ve got a picture of it and then you go there and that picture is totally wiped out by the reality.
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Of course they’re out of date. Standards are always out of date. That is what makes them standards.
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If you think squash is a competitive activity, try flower arranging.
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An article on playwrights in the Daily Mail , listed according to Hard Left,
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You have the knowledge but that does not entitle you to be superior. Knowledge makes you the servant not the master.
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We have fish and chips, which W. and I fetch from the shop in Settle market-place.
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