Drama Quote by Doris Lessing

“At first, this earth, a stage so gloomed with woe You all but sicken at the shifting scenes And yet be patient. Our playwright…

— Jack London

“It often happens that the real tragedies of life occur in such an inartistic manner that they hurt us by their crude violence, their…

— Oscar Wilde

“I fancy that the true explanation is this: It often happens that the real tragedies of life occur in such an inartistic manner that…

— Oscar Wilde

“I only know myself as a human entity; the scene, so to speak, of thoughts and affections; and I'm sensible of a certain doubleness…

— Henry David Thoreau

“On, I don't think I'm a genius!' cried Josie, growing calm and sober as she listened to the melodious voice and looked into the…

— Louisa May Alcott

“I don’t know if I have a fever, as I feel I do, or if I’ve stopped having the fever of sleeping through life.…

— Fernando Pessoa

“The essence of dramatic tragedy is not unhappiness. It resides in the solemnity of the remorseless working of things. This inevitable of destiny can…

— William Forster Lloyd

“We stood at the window, gazing on a slender, red streak over the eastern rim of the earth. A cool breeze lapped our faces.…

— R.K. Narayan

“Now I stand on the edge of a new world, a new life; pondering what type of fortunes and catastrophes await me. Bring it…

— J.C. Wickhart

“We never know what will happen next, what we will see, and what important person will come into our life, or what important person…

— Mark Sullivan

“Tragedy is the shattering of the forms and of our attachment to the forms; comedy, the wild and careless, inexhaustible joy of life invincible.”

— Joseph Campbell

“People are always in various stages of different dramas when you encounter them: freshly embarked on some, halfway or more through others. One is…

— James Lasdun