In our plain defects
In our plain defects we already know the brotherhood of man. Christopher Fry
Christopher Fry
Religion Has made an honest
Religion Has made an honest woman of the supernatural, And we won’t have it kicking over the traces again. Christopher Fry
The difference between tragedy
The difference between tragedy and comedy is the difference between experience and intuition. In the experience we strive against every condition of our animal life: against death, against the frustration of ambition, against the instability of human love. In the intuition we trust the arduous eccentricities we’re born to, and see the oddness of a … Read more
Coffee in England is
Coffee in England is just toasted milk. Christopher Fry
In my plays I
In my plays I want to look at life at the commonplace of existence as if we had just turned a corner and run into it for the first time. Christopher Fry
It’s always our touches
It’s always our touches of vanity that manage to betray us. Christopher Fry
The lines marking a
The lines marking a penalty area are a disgrace to the playing fields of a public school. Christopher Fry
Where in this small-talking
Where in this small-talking world can I find A longitude with no platitude? Christopher Fry
The skirts of the
The skirts of the gods Drag in our mud. We feel the touch And take it to be a kiss. Christopher Fry
How can we be
How can we be scrupulous In a life which, from birth onwards, is so determined To wring us dry of any serenity at all? Christopher Fry