Alan Bennett

At eighty things do not occur; they recur. ↗

— Alan Bennett

#eighty #age

. . . there was little to choose between Jews and Catholics. The Jews had holidays that turned up out of the blue and the Catholics had children in much the same way. ↗

— Alan Bennett

#humor #jewish #marriage #marriage

Those who have known the famous are publicly debriefed of their memories, knowing as their own dusk falls that they will only be remembered for remembering someone else. ↗

— Alan Bennett

#else #falls #famous #knowing #known

We were put to Dickens as children but it never quite took. That unremitting humanity soon had me cheesed off. ↗

— Alan Bennett

#dickens #had #humanity #me #never

Your whole life is on the other side of the glass. And there is nobody watching. ↗

— Alan Bennett

#life #nobody #other #side #watching

Children always assume the sexual lives of their parents come to a grinding halt at their conception. ↗

— Alan Bennett

#assume #children #come #conception #grinding

Were we closer to the ground as children, or is the grass emptier now? ↗

— Alan Bennett

#closer #grass #ground #now #were

Definition of a classic: a book everyone is assumed to have read and often thinks they have. ↗

— Alan Bennett

#book #classic #definition #everyone #often

I'm all in favour of free expression provided it's kept rigidly under control. ↗

— Alan Bennett

#expression #favour #free #free expression #i

If you think squash is a competitive activity, try flower arranging. ↗

— Alan Bennett

#arranging #competitive #flower #squash #think