A novel is a static thing that one moves through; a play is a dynamic thing that moves past one.

A critic is a man who knows the way but can't drive the car.

A neurosis is a secret that you don’t know you are keeping.

Show me a congenital eavesdropper with the instincts of a Peeping Tom and I will show you the making of a dramatist.

Art is a private thing, the artist makes it for himself; a comprehensible work is the product of a journalist. We need works that are strong, straight, precise, and forever beyond understanding.

The buttocks are the most aesthetically pleasing part of the body because they are non-functional.

A good drama critic is one who perceives what is happening in the theatre of his time. A great drama critic also perceives what is not happening.

Pearl is a disease of oysters. Levant is a disease of Hollywood.

No theater could sanely flourish until there was an umbilical connection between what was happening on the stage and what was happening in the world.

All of life is more or less what the French would call s'imposer, to be able to create one's own terms for what one does.

I do not see the E.E.C. [European Economic Community] as a great love affair. It's more like nine middle aged couples with failing marriages meeting at a Brussels hotel for a group grope.

If this bloke's a Test match bowler, then my backside is a fire engine

All those statistics that you are gathering about your own experiences and about others are only about how somebody has flowed Energy. It isn't about any hard fast reality.

The role of the scholar is to destroy chimeras, that of the statesman is to make use of them.

We should not be followers of traditions that go against human rights...we are human beings and we make traditions.

There are certain people who have become better artists, but they're brilliant at marketing. I think someone who's been phenomenal like that is Madonna.

The foundation of our love for the Lord lies in the recognition of His holiness, our sinfulness, and His grace.

The gift of learning to meditate is the greatest gift you can give yourself in this lifetime.

All war is based on deception.

Be substantially great in thyself, and more than thou appearest unto others.

The February sunshine steeps your boughs and tints the buds and swells the leaves within.