Laurence Housman Quotes

I shall not die young, for I am already near seventy: I may die old. - Laurence Housman

I have always been a writer of letters, and of long ones; so, when I first thought of writing a book in the form of letters, I knew that I could do it quickly and easily. - Laurence Housman

I had never thought of myself as a dramatist, and, for really good technical results, the thought came too late: a man of letters has become too wordy to write economically for the stage. - Laurence Housman

I believe absolutely in love being the central motive force of the universe. - Laurence Housman

For the last half of my life I have had the doubtful benefit of a brother whose literary reputation is much greater than my own. - Laurence Housman

But it has also enabled me to find my feet as a lecturer and a reader of my own plays to audiences who like to hear them; and that experience of immediate appreciation gives greater pleasure and more stimulus towards further activity than even the most laudatory of reviews. - Laurence Housman

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