Shelagh Delaney was a British dramatist renowned for her semi-autobiographical play 'A Taste of Honey'. Writing the play at just 17 years old, she brought her own experiences, including teenage pregnancy, to the forefront of her work. Delaney's plays often delved into themes of working-class life, female empowerment, and the complexities of adolescence.
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“The only consolation I can find in your immediate presence is your ultimate absence.”
Source: A Taste of Honey: A Play
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“[On England:] In this country there are only two seasons, winter and winter.”
Source: Sweetly Sings the Donkey
“I am here and I am safe and I am sick of it.”
Source: Sweetly Sings the Donkey
“My usual self is a very unusual self.”
Source: A Taste Of Honey
“Anything's hard to find if you go around looking for it with your eyes shut.”
Source: The Lion in Love: A Play
“I’m not afraid of the darkness outside. It’s the darkness inside houses I don’t like.”
“You need someone to love you while you are looking for someone to love.”
Source: A Taste Of Honey
“Nothing passes. Everything stays with you. Everything makes it’s mark.”
Source: The Lion in Love: A Play
“Women never have young minds. They are born three thousand years old.”
“Why don't you learn from my mistakes? It takes half your life to learn from your own.”
Source: A Taste Of Honey
Source: Sweetly Sings the Donkey
“A woman's got as much right -and more cause - to get drunk than any man”