Hugh Leonard Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“My father I liked, but it was only after his death that I got to know him by writing the play.”

“We are all the foolishness and all the crimes we did. We're also all the kindnesses we did. I hate to think of life as if we understood time. We don't understand time.”

“We were married for almost 45 years. We fought all the time, it wasn't a great love or anything, it wasn't a great, all-consuming passion. She was just there. A lot of people were startled because we didn't seem devoted but we were.”

“I think with every writer there are two people there.”

“I've always believed in survival.”

“I've always enjoyed a woman's company more than men's. They're usually better looking.”

“My mother was passionate. She was stubborn, the dominant one in the family. She dominated my father.”

“I'm a much nicer person since my wife died. I found out what pain is, so on that level I'm much nicer.”

“I'm a writer, and what I do is write. I wasn't able to do anything else.”

“It's a natural thing for people to say, you know, Who's in this book? I find myself get ting a little defensive. People come along and I'm waiting for that first question.”