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“Memories are not shackles, Franklin, they are garlands.”

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Alan Bennett, a British playwright, screenwriter, and actor, was born on May 9, 1934. Known for his humor and satire, his works include 'The History Boys' and 'The Lady in the Van'. more

“I tried to explain to her the significance of the great poet, but without much success, The Waste Land not figuring very largely in Mam's scheme of things. "The thing is," I said finally, "he won the Nobel Prize." "Well," she said, with that unerring grasp of inessentials which is the prerogative of mothers, "I'm not surprised. It was a beautiful overcoat."”

Wells Said Beautiful Mother Land Poet Waste Prize Significance Schemes Nobel Nobel Prize Great Poet Prerogative Waste Land Overcoat

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“An article on playwrights in the Daily Mail , listed according to Hard Left, Soft Left, Hard Right, Soft Right and Centre. I am not listed. I should probably come under Soft Centre.”

Should Hard Left Articles Mail Centre Playwright Daily Mail

Book:Writing Home

Source: Writing Home

“The majority of people perform well in a crisis and when the spotlight is on them; it's on the Sunday afternoons of this life, when nobody is looking, that the spirit falters.”

People Wells Spirit Crisis Majority This Life Sunday Afternoon Spotlight Sunday Afternoons

Book:Writing Home

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“To play Trivial Pursuit with a life like mine could be said to be a form of homeopathy.”

Said Play Form Mines Pursuit Homeopathy

Book:Writing Home

Source: Writing Home

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