Shelagh Delaney Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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“Women never have young minds. They are born three thousand years old.”
-- Shelagh DelaneySource : 'A Taste of Honey' (1959) act 1, sc. 2
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“A woman's got as much right -and more cause - to get drunk than any man”
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“There aren't enough secrets to go round anymore. Some spies are having to invent secrets in order to earn a living.”
-- Shelagh DelaneySource : Shelagh Delaney (1963). “Sweetly Sings the Donkey”
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“[On England:] In this country there are only two seasons, winter and winter.”
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“I have heard people say that they drink to forget their sorrows but the more I drink the more sorrows I collect”
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“The only consolation I can find in your immediate presence is your ultimate absence.”
-- Shelagh DelaneySource : Shelagh Delaney (1959). “A Taste of Honey: A Play”, p.17, Grove Press
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“Life is a game - sometimes serious, sometimes fun - but a game that must be played with true team spirit.”
-- Shelagh DelaneySource : Shelagh Delaney (1963). “Sweetly Sings the Donkey”
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“Why don't you learn from my mistakes? It takes half your life to learn from your own.”
-- Shelagh DelaneySource : Shelagh Delaney (2014). “A Taste of Honey”, p.31, Bloomsbury Publishing
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“Nothing passes. Everything stays with you. Everything makes it’s mark.”
-- Shelagh DelaneySource : Shelagh Delaney (1961). “The Lion in Love: A Play”, London : Methuen
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“You need someone to love you while you are looking for someone to love.”
-- Shelagh DelaneySource : Shelagh Delaney (2014). “A Taste Of Honey”, p.88, Bloomsbury Publishing
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“I’m not afraid of the darkness outside. It’s the darkness inside houses I don’t like.”
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“Anything's hard to find if you go around looking for it with your eyes shut.”
-- Shelagh DelaneySource : Shelagh Delaney (1961). “The Lion in Love: A Play”, London : Methuen
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“My usual self is a very unusual self.”
-- Shelagh DelaneySource : Shelagh Delaney (2014). “A Taste of Honey”, p.38, Bloomsbury Publishing
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“I am here and I am safe and I am sick of it.”
-- Shelagh DelaneySource : Shelagh Delaney (1963). “Sweetly Sings the Donkey”
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