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> [The trite answer is that everything is true but none of it happened. It is emotionally true, but the events, the plotting, the narrative, isn't true of my life, though I've experienced most of the emotions experienced by the characters…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-marber/the-trite-answer-is-that-everything-is-true-but-none-of-it-happened/)

[Patrick Marber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-marber/)

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## More by Patrick Marber

> [I know it's a film and all of that, and it's a Hollywood film, but it kind of feels like this sometimes, when you're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-marber/i-know-it-s-a-film-and-all-of-that-and-it-s-a-hollywood-film-but-it/)

[Patrick Marber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-marber/)

> [“Have you ever seen a human heart? It looks like a fist, wrapped in blood! Go fuck yourself!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-marber/have-you-ever-seen-a-human-heart-it-looks-like-a-fist-wrapped-in/)

[Patrick Marber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-marber/)

> [In 2012, I really thought, 'That's it. It's over. I've written what I can write.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-marber/in-2012-i-really-thought-that-s-it-it-s-over-i-ve-written-what-i-can/)

[Patrick Marber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-marber/)

> [I used to go with my parents and loved it, I was in school plays, and I started reading plays before I started reading…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-marber/i-used-to-go-with-my-parents-and-loved-it-i-was-in-school-plays-and-i/)

[Patrick Marber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-marber/)

> [That's the most stupid expression in the world. 'I fell in love'—as if you had no choice. There's a moment, there's always a moment;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-marber/that-s-the-most-stupid-expression-in-the-world-i-fell-in-love-as-if/)

[Patrick Marber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-marber/)

> [“Dan: You've ruined my life. Anna: You'll get over it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-marber/dan-you-ve-ruined-my-life-anna-you-ll-get-over-it/)

[Patrick Marber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-marber/)

> [“I know who you are. I love you. I love everything about you that hurts.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-marber/i-know-who-you-are-i-love-you-i-love-everything-about-you-that-hurts/)

[Patrick Marber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-marber/)

> [Enough people like me. Enough to let me sleep at night.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-marber/enough-people-like-me-enough-to-let-me-sleep-at-night/)

[Patrick Marber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-marber/)

> [It doesn't really feel like it's got anything to do with me. I mean, I know I wrote it, and all that and invented…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-marber/it-doesn-t-really-feel-like-it-s-got-anything-to-do-with-me-i-mean-i/)

[Patrick Marber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-marber/)

> [“DAN What do you want? ALICE To be loved. DAN That simple? ALICE It's a big want.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-marber/dan-what-do-you-want-alice-to-be-loved-dan-that-simple-alice-it-s-a/)

[Patrick Marber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-marber/)

> [I'm a Jew. I think of myself as a Jew first and Englishman second.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-marber/i-m-a-jew-i-think-of-myself-as-a-jew-first-and-englishman-second/)

[Patrick Marber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-marber/)

> [I'm constantly having to be vigilant with a depressive tendency, an addictive tendency.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-marber/i-m-constantly-having-to-be-vigilant-with-a-depressive-tendency-an/)

[Patrick Marber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-marber/)

> [When I couldn't write, I felt like a zombie.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-marber/when-i-couldn-t-write-i-felt-like-a-zombie/)

[Patrick Marber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-marber/)

> [I think writing is a glorious and noble thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-marber/i-think-writing-is-a-glorious-and-noble-thing/)

[Patrick Marber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-marber/)

> [But I'm the sort of person who, if certain structures topple, it could all go horribly wrong.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-marber/but-i-m-the-sort-of-person-who-if-certain-structures-topple-it-could/)

[Patrick Marber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-marber/)

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