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John Osborne quotes

English Playwright December 12, 1929 – December 24, 1994

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Alison: I don't think I want anything more to do with love. Any more. I can't take it on. Cliff: You're too young to start giving up. Too young, and too lovely. John Osborne
John Osborne quote: "In London, love and scandal are considered the best sweeteners..."
In London, love and scandal are considered the best sweeteners of tea. John Osborne
Jimmy: (in a low, resigned voice) They all want to scape from the pain of being alive. And, most of all, from love. (...) It's no good to fool yourself about love. You can't fall into it like a soft job, without dirtying up your hands. John Osborne
John Osborne quote: "Heaven be thanked, we live in such an age when no man dies for..."
Heaven be thanked, we live in such an age when no man dies for love except upon the stage. John Osborne
Jimmy: The injustice of it is almost perfect! The wrong people going hungry, the wrong people being loved, the wrong people dying! John Osborne
The whole point of a sacrifice is that you give up something you never really wanted in the first place. People are doing it around you all the time. They give up their careers, say - or their beliefs - or sex. John Osborne
John Osborne quote: "There's no such thing as failure - just waiting for success."
There's no such thing as failure - just waiting for success. John Osborne
Here we are, we're alone in the universe, there's no God, it just seems that it all began by something as simple as sunlight striking on a piece of rock. And here we are. We've only got ourselves. Somehow, we've just got to make a go of it. We've only ourselves. John Osborne
You're hurt because everything is changed. Jimmy is hurt because everything is the same. And neither of you can face it. Something's gone wrong somewhere, hasn't it? John Osborne
John Osborne quote: "It is not true that drink changes a man's character. It may..."
It is not true that drink changes a man's character. It may reveal it more clearly. John Osborne
I suppose people of our generation aren't able to die for good causes any longer. We had all that done for us, in the thirties and the forties, when we were still kids. ...There aren't any good, brave causes left. (Jimmy Porter) John Osborne
John Osborne quote: "Asking a working writer what he feels about critics is like..."
Asking a working writer what he feels about critics is like asking a lamppost what it feels about dogs. John Osborne
John Osborne quote: "Why do I do this every Sunday? Even the book reviews seem to..."
Why do I do this every Sunday? Even the book reviews seem to be the same as last week's. Different books same reviews. John Osborne
John Osborne quote: "Jimmy: I hope you won't make the mistake of thinking for one..."
Jimmy: I hope you won't make the mistake of thinking for one moment that I am a gentleman. John Osborne
John Osborne quote: "They spend their time looking forward to the past."
They spend their time looking forward to the past. John Osborne

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