Difficult Quote by J. B. Priestley

Any play is hard to write, and plays are getting harder and harder to get on the stage.

— Alan Alda

I think puns are not just the lowest form of wit, but the lowest form of human behavior.

— John Oliver

“The realistic style is easy to abuse: from haste, from lack of awareness, from inability to bridge the chasm that lies between what a…

— Raymond Chandler

I believe the way to write a good play is to convince yourself it is easy to do, then go ahead and do it…

— Tennessee Williams

Wit goes for the jugular, not the jocular, and it's the opposite of football; instead of building character, it tears it down.

— Florence King

A sense of play is important when I'm writing, and so messing around with, say, a magic routine can feel like play, at least…

— Laura van den Berg

So writing stories is not easier in comparison to the playwriting or translation; the stories are easier in league with them.

— Nathan Englander

Of course the playing is important but writing and the establishing of what you are going for is prime too.

— Andy Summers

I think that it's worthwhile to explore the ways in which you write the person that's writing your plays as opposed to simply assuming…

— Tony Kushner

As in smooth oil the razor best is whet, So wit is by politeness sharpest set; Their want of edge from their offence is…

— Edward Young

In terms of smaller changes over time, I think good plays are like poems. Every syllable counts. So I wrestle with word choice, rhythm…

— Stephen Karam

Wit gives an edge to sense, and recommends it extremely.

— William Penn