James Agate Quotes


"Don't pity me now, don't pity me never; I'm going to do nothing for ever and ever."
- James Agate
(Related: Nothing, Now, Pity)

"New Year's Resolution: To tolerate fools more gladly, provided this does not encourage them to take up more of my time."
- James Agate
(Related: Time, Fools, New year)

"Theatre director: a person engaged by the management to conceal the fact that the players cannot act."
- James Agate
(Related: Management, Act, Fact, Theatre)

"Shaw's plays are the price we pay for Shaw's prefaces."
- James Agate