John Osborne Quotes


Laughter's the nearest we ever get, or should get, to sainthood. It's the state of grace that saves most of us from contempt.


Citations

Osborne, John. The Columbia Dictionary of Quotations, edited by Robert Andrews, Columbia University Press, 1993, p. 515.

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John Osborne
John Osborne
  • Born: December 12, 1929
  • Died: December 24, 1994
  • Nationality: British
  • Profession: Playwright

John James Osborne was an English playwright, screenwriter and actor, known for his excoriating prose and intense critical stance towards established social and political norms. The success of his 1956 play Look Back in Anger transformed English theatre.