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> [Asking a writer what he thinks about criticism is like asking a lamppost what it feels about dogs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-osborne/asking-a-writer-what-he-thinks-about-criticism-is-like-asking-a/)

[John Osborne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-osborne/)

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## More by John Osborne

> [“Why don't we have a little game? Let's pretend that we're human beings, and that we're actually alive.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-osborne/why-don-t-we-have-a-little-game-let-s-pretend-that-we-re-human-beings/)

[John Osborne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-osborne/)

> [Go on - but don't think you can kill my confidence. I've had experts doing it for years.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-osborne/go-on-but-don-t-think-you-can-kill-my-confidence-i-ve-had-experts/)

[John Osborne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-osborne/)

> [Don't clap too hard - it's a very old building.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-osborne/don-t-clap-too-hard-it-s-a-very-old-building/)

[John Osborne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-osborne/)

> [It is not true that drink changes a man's character. It may reveal it more clearly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-osborne/it-is-not-true-that-drink-changes-a-man-s-character-it-may-reveal-it/)

[John Osborne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-osborne/)

> [And even in the hatred of the majority, there's a kind of triumph because I know that, although they'd never admit it, they secretly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-osborne/and-even-in-the-hatred-of-the-majority-there-s-a-kind-of-triumph/)

[John Osborne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-osborne/)

> [Laughter's the nearest we ever get, or should get, to sainthood. It's the state of grace that saves most of us from contempt.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-osborne/laughter-s-the-nearest-we-ever-get-or-should-get-to-sainthood-it-s/)

[John Osborne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-osborne/)

> [There's no such thing as failure - just waiting for success.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-osborne/there-s-no-such-thing-as-failure-just-waiting-for-success/)

[John Osborne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-osborne/)

> [Yes, I loved her. I was in love with her, whatever that may mean.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-osborne/yes-i-loved-her-i-was-in-love-with-her-whatever-that-may-mean/)

[John Osborne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-osborne/)

> [“I suppose people of our generation aren't able to die for good causes any longer. We had all that done for us, in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-osborne/i-suppose-people-of-our-generation-aren-t-able-to-die-for-good-causes/)

[John Osborne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-osborne/)

> [I never deliberately set out to shock, but when people don't walk out of my plays I think there is something wrong.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-osborne/i-never-deliberately-set-out-to-shock-but-when-people-don-t-walk-out/)

[John Osborne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-osborne/)

> [Heroes, whatever high ideas we may have of them, are mortal and not divine. We are all as God made us and many of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-osborne/heroes-whatever-high-ideas-we-may-have-of-them-are-mortal-and-not/)

[John Osborne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-osborne/)

> [“To be as vehement as he is is to be almost non-committal.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-osborne/to-be-as-vehement-as-he-is-is-to-be-almost-non-committal/)

[John Osborne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-osborne/)

> [Here we are, we're alone in the universe, there's no God, it just seems that it all began by something as simple as sunlight…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-osborne/here-we-are-we-re-alone-in-the-universe-there-s-no-god-it-just-seems/)

[John Osborne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-osborne/)

> [“Alison: I don't think I want anything more to do with love. Any more. I can't take it on. Cliff: You're too young to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-osborne/alison-i-don-t-think-i-want-anything-more-to-do-with-love-any-more-i/)

[John Osborne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-osborne/)

> [You see I learnt at an early age what it was to be angry - angry and helpless. And I can never forget it.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-osborne/you-see-i-learnt-at-an-early-age-what-it-was-to-be-angry-angry-and/)

[John Osborne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-osborne/)

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