What did John Osborne mean by: Asking a writer what he thinks about criticism is like asking a lamppost what it feels about dogs. - John Osborne Playwright · England Copy
+ Don’t be afraid of being emotional. You won’t die of it. Feraz Zeid, July 14, 2023December 12, 2023, John Osborne, Atheism, Emotional, 0 - John Osborne Playwright · England
+ There’s no such thing as failure – just waiting for success. Feraz Zeid, July 27, 2023December 12, 2023, John Osborne, Waiting, 0 - John Osborne Playwright · England
+ In London, love and scandal are considered the best sweeteners of tea. Feraz Zeid, January 12, 2024January 12, 2024, John Osborne, London, Scandal, Tea, 0 - John Osborne Playwright · England
+ It is not true that drink changes a man’s character. It may reveal it more clearly. Feraz Zeid, January 12, 2024January 12, 2024, John Osborne, Character, 0 - John Osborne Playwright · England
+ Royalty is the gold filling in a mouthful of decay Feraz Zeid, November 1, 2023December 26, 2023, John Osborne, Decay, Gold, 0 - John Osborne Playwright · England
+ That voice that cries out doesn’t have to be a weakling’s does it? Feraz Zeid, January 12, 2024January 12, 2024, John Osborne, Cry, Voice, 0 - John Osborne Playwright · England
+ It is easy to answer the ultimate questions – it saves you bothering with the immediate ones. Feraz Zeid, January 12, 2024January 12, 2024, John Osborne, Questions And Answers, 0 - John Osborne Playwright · England
+ Let’s pretend that we’re human beings and that we’re actually alive. Feraz Zeid, January 12, 2024January 12, 2024, John Osborne, Alive, Human, 0 - John Osborne Playwright · England
Whatever may be our natural talents, the art of writing is not acquired all at once. Explain - Jean-Jacques Rousseau Philosopher · Switzerland
Literature flourishes best when it is half a trade and half an art. - William Ralph Inge Theologian and Anglican priest · England
To express truth is to write naturally, forcibly, and delicately. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
A mediocre mind thinks it writes divinely; a good mind thinks it writes reasonably. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
It is the glory and merit of some men to write well and of others not to write at all. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
He who will not listen to any advice, nor be corrected in his writings, is a rank pedant. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
Writing, like drawing is an art, and whatever conveys the meaning is justified. - Maxwell Perkins Editor · USA
