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title: "4 Denis Johnston Quotes"
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# Denis Johnston

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(William) Denis Johnston was an Irish writer. Born in Dublin, he wrote mostly plays, but also works of literary criticism, a book-length biographical essay of Jonathan Swift, a memoir and an eccentric work on cosmology and philosophy. He also worked as a war correspondent, and as both a radio and te

##  Quotes by Denis Johnston

> [The Cross is a gibbet - rather an odd thing to make use of as a talisman against bad luck, if that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-johnston/the-cross-is-a-gibbet-rather-an-odd-thing-to-make-use-of-as-a/)

[Denis Johnston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denis-johnston/)

[Appearance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/appearance/)

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> [Let your voice be heard, whether or not it is to the taste of every jack-in-office who may be obstructing the traffic.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-johnston/let-your-voice-be-heard-whether-or-not-it-is-to-the-taste-of-every/)

[Denis Johnston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denis-johnston/)

[Doe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/doe/)

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> [Evil is like a Vampire. When you take arms against it and destroy it, you find in the end that you are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-johnston/evil-is-like-a-vampire-when-you-take-arms-against-it-and-destroy-it/)

[Denis Johnston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denis-johnston/)

[Action](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/action/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/576/denis-johnston-66041_action_evil-is-like-a-vampire-when-you-take-arm_2923620.jpg)

> [Men do not invent Myths. They only invent fables, and tell lies. True Myths create themselves, and find their expression in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-johnston/men-do-not-invent-myths-they-only-invent-fables-and-tell-lies-true/)

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