I had never thought of myself as a dramatist, and, for really good technical results, the thought came too late: a man of letters has become too wordy to write economically for the stage. Laurence Housman More Quotes by Laurence Housman More Quotes From Laurence Housman It is the sincerest thing I have written, caught by the drama of a soul struggling in the contrary toils of love and religion - death brought them into harmony. Laurence Housman soul love death religion It was then, I think, that I discovered that the best way of bringing a medieval subject home to my generation was not to be medieval in its treatment. Laurence Housman best think home way Life is the most versatile thing under the sun; and in the pursuit of life and character the author who works in a groove works in blinkers. Laurence Housman who sun character life My best chance is that, in a happy moment, I hit upon St Francis as the subject for a series of plays. Others might have written them better: but, as I have written them, the advantage will probably remain mine. Laurence Housman best moment chance happy My brother used to say that I wrote faster than he could read. He wrote two books - of poems - better than all mine put together. Laurence Housman say better brother together On that other novels followed: but I still wrote fairy tales and dreamy poems of another world. Laurence Housman fairy-tales still fairy world That was luck: I should not then have been a conscientious objector; but I am quite sure that the abominations of war would have made me one, as soon as I got to the front. Laurence Housman i-am me luck war The man who bears my name, and who claims to be me, was born on July 15, 1865, the sixth in a family of seven. He was an ugly child, and remained ugly till his eighteenth year, when his looks gradually improved. Laurence Housman me man ugly family The mere dates of my existence do not interest me, except in one connection. When the Great War started I was too old to be acceptable as a volunteer; when conscription followed I was too old to be conscripted. Laurence Housman old great me war
