“The trouble with words is that you never know whose mouths they've been in.”
Quote by Dennis Potter
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Dennis Potter
Dennis Potter was a British dramatist renowned for his innovative and complex television and radio plays. His works frequently explored themes of social alienation, psychological manipulation, and the human condition, earning him critical acclaim and a place in the annals of British television drama. more
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“As adults, we do know more, but we don't know enough. People can be very unthinkingly callous.”
“Children are very cruel, yes. Of course. Children are extraordinarily cruel little creatures.”
“Children can write poetry and then, unless they're poets, they stop when reach puberty.”
“God, I'm such a lazy writer - I can't even think up new names.”
“I believe everybody is responsible for what they do themselves.”
“I was given talent, and if you are given it, it is your obligation to use it.”
“Words themselves - the very material of our discourse increasingly take on masks or disguises”
Source: Waiting for the Boat: On Television