Definition of a classic: a book everyone is assumed to have read and often thinks they have.
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He says some things which are taken as gospel, when they ought to be disputed. When he writes 'Courage is no good It means not scaring others', you want to say that just isn't true. There is more to courage than that.Alan Bennett
We have smaller defensive ends, but they're quick. They'll be OK. Everybody knows their job, and our defense is better this year. If we play better in the second half of the game this year, we'll do better.
Alan Bennett
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
My films are about embarrassment.
Alan Bennett
that interest comes from my partner Rupert. But I used to do it when I was young and a lot of that fed into The History Boys.
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Allen Tate
People here argue about religion interminably, but it appears that they are competing at the same time to see who can be the least devout.
Charles de Secondat
A deliberate choice on my part was for the player to continue to find new possibilities in the early Attic rooms far into the game. I think this builds atmosphere, though it means there's no neat division of the prologue from the middle game.
Graham Nelson