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Hugh Leonard Quotes

Hugh Leonard quotes

Irish Playwright November 9, 1926 – February 12, 2009

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We were married for almost 45 years. We fought all the time, it wasn't a great love or anything, it wasn't a great, all-consuming passion. She was just there. A lot of people were startled because we didn't seem devoted but we were. Hugh Leonard
I went through life like an idiot for a great deal of the time, saying there's nothing I would change. That was a very arrogant thing to say. There's a lot I would change. There are people I would have steered clear of. Hugh Leonard
We are all the foolishness and all the crimes we did. We're also all the kindnesses we did. I hate to think of life as if we understood time. We don't understand time. Hugh Leonard
Hugh Leonard quote: "My life is every moment of my life. It is not a culmination of..."
My life is every moment of my life. It is not a culmination of the past. Hugh Leonard
Hugh Leonard quote: "My mother was passionate. She was stubborn, the dominant one..."
My mother was passionate. She was stubborn, the dominant one in the family. She dominated my father. Hugh Leonard
It's a natural thing for people to say, you know, Who's in this book? I find myself get ting a little defensive. People come along and I'm waiting for that first question. Hugh Leonard
Hugh Leonard quote: "My father I liked, but it was only after his death that I got..."
My father I liked, but it was only after his death that I got to know him by writing the play. Hugh Leonard
Hugh Leonard quote: "I'm a much nicer person since my wife died. I found out what..."
I'm a much nicer person since my wife died. I found out what pain is, so on that level I'm much nicer. Hugh Leonard
I came down to the living room one day and my wife was standing in the living room. It wasn't an illusion. I saw her out of the corner of my eye. The moment I saw her, she vanished. Hugh Leonard
Hugh Leonard quote: "I feel like the writer observing the grief, but it is..."
I feel like the writer observing the grief, but it is difficult to be detached from it. Hugh Leonard
Hugh Leonard quote: "Arnold Bennett was a writer I admired. He was actually taking..."
Arnold Bennett was a writer I admired. He was actually taking notes at his father's deathbed. Hugh Leonard
Hugh Leonard quote: "I think with every writer there are two people there."
I think with every writer there are two people there. Hugh Leonard
Hugh Leonard quote: "I don't think anyone is the perfect one to play me."
I don't think anyone is the perfect one to play me. Hugh Leonard
Hugh Leonard quote: "I've always enjoyed a woman's company more than men's. They're..."
I've always enjoyed a woman's company more than men's. They're usually better looking. Hugh Leonard
Hugh Leonard quote: "Gossip is more popular than literature."
Gossip is more popular than literature. Hugh Leonard

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