Laurence Housman Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

Laurence Housman quotes and sayings page 3 (playwright). These are the last 5 out of 25 quotes we have.

“The man who bears my name, and who claims to be me, was born on July 15, 1865, the sixth in a family of seven. He was an ugly child, and remained ugly till his eighteenth year, when his looks gradually improved.”

“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.”

“It is the sincerest thing I have written, caught by the drama of a soul struggling in the contrary toils of love and religion - death brought them into harmony.”

“It was then, I think, that I discovered that the best way of bringing a medieval subject home to my generation was not to be medieval in its treatment.”

“That was luck: I should not then have been a conscientious objector; but I am quite sure that the abominations of war would have made me one, as soon as I got to the front.”