Suicide is possible, but not probable; hanging, I trust, is even more unlikely; for I hope that, by the time I die, my countrymen will have become civilised enough to abolish capital punishment. Laurence Housman abolishcapitalcivilise Change image and share on social
For the last half of my life I have had the doubtful benefit of a brother whose literary reputation is much greater than my own. Laurence Housman benefitbrotherdoubtful Change image and share on social
My failure, during the first five or six years of my art training, to get set in the right direction, and the disappointment which it caused me, drove me the more persistently into writing as an alternative. Laurence Housman alternativeartcause share on social
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 advantagechancefrancis share on social
Prosecution I have managed to avoid; but I have been arrested, charged in a police court, have refused to be bound over, and thereupon have been unconditionally released - to my great regret; for I have always wanted to know what going to prison was like. Laurence Housman arrestavoidbind share on social
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 acceptableconnectionconscript share on social
The modern form of things had begun to appeal to me, also (as material for satire) politics, and the lives of the great and little, high up in the social scale. Laurence Housman appealbeginform Change image and share on social
If I live for another ten years I shall probably have written all that I want to write. Laurence Housman livetenwrite Change image and share on social
I have always been a writer of letters, and of long ones; so, when I first thought of writing a book in the form of letters, I knew that I could do it quickly and easily. Laurence Housman bookeasilyform Change image and share on social
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 abominationconscientiousfront Change image and share on social
