66 Quotes by William Inge

A nation is a society united by a delusion about its ancestry and by common hatred of its neighbours.

There are no rewards or punishments - only consequences.

A man may build himself a throne of bayonets, but he can't sit on it.

Theater is, of course, a reflection of life. Maybe we have to improve life before we can hope to improve theater.

The soul is dyed with the color of its leisure thoughts.

The wise man is he who knows the relative value of things.

I have no fear that the candle lighted in Palestine years ago will ever be put out.

Bereavement is the deepest initiation into the mysteries of human life, an initiation more searching and profound than even happy love.

A good government remains the greatest of human blessings and no nation has ever enjoyed it.