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> [The darker the subject, the more light you must try to shed on the matter. And vice versa.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-ayckbourn/the-darker-the-subject-the-more-light-you-must-try-to-shed-on-the/)

[Alan Ayckbourn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-ayckbourn/)

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## More by Alan Ayckbourn

> [He really is terribly heavy going. Like running up hill in roller skates.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-ayckbourn/he-really-is-terribly-heavy-going-like-running-up-hill-in-roller/)

[Alan Ayckbourn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-ayckbourn/)

> [A comedy is just a tragedy interrupted, I once said. Do you finish with the kiss or when she opens her eyes to tell…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-ayckbourn/a-comedy-is-just-a-tragedy-interrupted-i-once-said-do-you-finish-with/)

[Alan Ayckbourn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-ayckbourn/)

> [There is a school of thought that believes that sleep is for the night. You appear to be out to disprove them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-ayckbourn/there-is-a-school-of-thought-that-believes-that-sleep-is-for-the/)

[Alan Ayckbourn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-ayckbourn/)

> [Salad, I can't bear salad. It grows while you're eating it, you know.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-ayckbourn/salad-i-can-t-bear-salad-it-grows-while-you-re-eating-it-you-know/)

[Alan Ayckbourn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-ayckbourn/)

> [Cats names are more for human benefit. They give one a certain degree more confidence that the animal belongs to you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-ayckbourn/cats-names-are-more-for-human-benefit-they-give-one-a-certain-degree/)

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> [Plays by Alan Ayckbourn have been attracting larger audiences in the regional theatres than those of Shakespeare.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-ayckbourn/plays-by-alan-ayckbourn-have-been-attracting-larger-audiences-in-the/)

[Alan Ayckbourn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-ayckbourn/)

> [A gentleman ... sleeps at his work. That's what work's for. Why do you think they have the SILENCE notices in the library? So…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-ayckbourn/a-gentleman-sleeps-at-his-work-that-s-what-work-s-for-why-do-you/)

[Alan Ayckbourn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-ayckbourn/)

> [I think of a plot, I think of an idea, and then I wonder, How can I get that onto the stage? . .…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-ayckbourn/i-think-of-a-plot-i-think-of-an-idea-and-then-i-wonder-how-can-i-get/)

[Alan Ayckbourn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-ayckbourn/)

> [There are very few people on top of life, and the rest of us don't like them very much.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-ayckbourn/there-are-very-few-people-on-top-of-life-and-the-rest-of-us-don-t/)

[Alan Ayckbourn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-ayckbourn/)

> [The darker the subject, the more light you must try to shed on the matter. And vice versa.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-ayckbourn/the-darker-the-subject-the-more-light-you-must-try-to-shed-on-the/)

[Alan Ayckbourn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-ayckbourn/)

> [If you are flattering a woman, it pays to be a little more subtle. You don't have to bother with men, they believe any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-ayckbourn/if-you-are-flattering-a-woman-it-pays-to-be-a-little-more-subtle-you/)

[Alan Ayckbourn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-ayckbourn/)

> [What I find interesting is how close you can run the laughter along the seam of seriousness, and occasionally cross it, so that half…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-ayckbourn/what-i-find-interesting-is-how-close-you-can-run-the-laughter-along/)

[Alan Ayckbourn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-ayckbourn/)

> [As a writer one is allowed to have conversations with oneself. What is considered sane in writers is made for the rest of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-ayckbourn/as-a-writer-one-is-allowed-to-have-conversations-with-oneself-what-is/)

[Alan Ayckbourn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-ayckbourn/)

> [Few women care to be laughed at and men not at all, except for large sums of money.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-ayckbourn/few-women-care-to-be-laughed-at-and-men-not-at-all-except-for-large/)

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