Quotations by Henrik Ibsen

Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906), Norwegian playwright, a major force behind the rise of modern realistic drama. “Our home has been nothing but a playroom. I have been your doll-wife, just as at home I was papa's doll-child; and here the children have been my dolls.” ~ Henrik Ibsen, A Doll's House  “Yes...

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Quotations by George Bernard Shaw

“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.” ~ George Bernard Shaw, Man and Superman “We have no more right to consume happiness without producing it than to consume...

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Quotations by William Golding

WILLIAM GOLDING, AN INFLUENTIAL 20TH CENTURY ENGLISH POET, NOVELIST AND PLAYWRIGHT. “I believe man suffers from an appalling ignorance of his own nature. I produce my own view in the belief that it may be something like the truth.” ~ William Golding, Lord of the Flies “I think women are foolish...

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Quotations by John Osborne

JOHN OSBORNE (1929 –1994) WAS AN ENGLISH PLAYWRIGHT, SCREENWRITER AND ACTOR, NOTED FOR REVITALIZING THE POSTWAR BRITISH THEATRE WITH HIS PLAY “LOOK BACK IN ANGER”. “If you’ve no world of your own, it’s rather pleasant to regret the passing of someone else’s.” ~ John Osborne, Look Back in Anger “Anyone...

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Quotations by Thomas Hardy

THOMAS HARDY (1840 –1928) WAS AN ENGLISH NOVELIST AND POET. “It is difficult for a woman to define her feelings in language which is chiefly made by men to express theirs.” ~ Thomas Hardy, Far from the Madding Crowd  “A strong woman who recklessly throws away her strength, she is worse than...

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My Cocoon Tightens Colors Tease

My Cocoon tightens — Colors tease (1099)  Emily Dickinson Full Text Main Text Bangla Translation My Cocoon tightens — Colors tease —  I’m feeling for the Air —  A dim capacity for Wings Demeans the Dress I wear —  আমার কোকুন এঁটেছে—জীবন হয়েছে বিবর্ণ— আমি বাতাসের সন্ধান...

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Quotations by Percy Bysshe Shelley

PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY, MAJOR ENGLISH ROMANTIC POET AND ONE OF THE GREATEST LYRIC POETS IN THE HISTORY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE. “A man, to be greatly good, must imagine intensely and comprehensively; he must put himself in the place of another and many others; the pains and pleasures of his species...

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William Butler Yeats Quick Facts

William Butler Yeats An Irish poet and playwright, who stands amongst the foremost literary figures of the 20th century. Profile Full Name: William Butler Yeats Date of Birth: June 13, 1865 Place of Birth: Dublin, Ireland Zodiac Sign: Gemini Death: January 28, 1939 Place of Death: Roquebrune,...

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