John Wain famous quotes

07-11-2025

I have nothing to say. And I am saying it. That's poetry.
-- John Wain
There, at the centre, are the artists who really form the consciousness of their time; they respond deeply, intuitively to what is happening, what has happened, and what will happen, and their response is expressed in metaphor, in image and in fable.
-- John Wain

#Artist #Theatre #Fables
The cinema is - in Jean Cocteauâ€™s famous words - â€˜a dream that can be dreamt by many people at the same timeâ€™.
-- John Wain

#Dream #People #Cinema
How much of our literature, our political life, our friendships and love affairs, depend on being able to talk peacefully in a bar!
-- John Wain

#Political #Love And Friendship #And Love

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