“Poetry is the language in which man explores his own amazement... says heaven and earth in one word... speaks of himself and his predicament as though for the first time.” MenFirstsEarthPoetrySpeakLanguageHeavenFirst TimePoetry IsOne WordHeaven And EarthAmazementPredicaments Author:Christopher Fry
“In my plays I want to look at life at the commonplace of existence as if we had just turned a corner and run into it for the first time.” IfsWantLifeFirstsLooksPlayRunningExistenceFirst TimeExperienceCornersTheatreCornyCommonplace Author:Christopher Fry
“The first of our senses which we should take care never to let rust through disuse is that sixth sense, the imagination. I mean the wide-open eye which leads us to see truth more vividly, to apprehend more broadly, to concern ourselves more deeply, to be, all our life long, sensitive and awake to the powers and responsibilities given to us as human beings.” LifeShouldFirstsHumansMeanLongEyeTruthCareGivenImaginationHuman BeingsResponsibilityOur LivesConcernTake CareWideSensesSensitiveAwakeLong LifeRustSixth SenseOpen EyesPower And Responsibility Author:Christopher Fry
“Life itself is the real and most miraculous miracle of all. If one had never before seen a human hand and were suddenly presented for the first time with this strange and wonderful thing, what a miracle, what a magnificently shocking and inexplicable and mysterious thing it would be.” IfsFirstsHumansRealHandsWould BeWonderfulStrangeFirst TimeMiracleMysteriousShockingWonderful ThingsMiraculousHuman BodyInexplicableHuman HandsMysterious Things Author:Christopher Fry