David Hare Quotes

We appealed to the conscience of the world. The world has no conscience. We have no one but ourselves.The fight. The struggle. The historic destiny. The return of the people. The cause: life therefore having a meaning and shape that eludes the rest of us in the endless wash of 'What the hell are we doing here?' In a single day, says an Israeli friend, he experiences events and emotions that would keep a Swede going for a year.

~ David Hare

People always say that in England we lead shallow lives. Our lives must be shallow because we live in a country where nobody believes in anything any more. My whole life, I've been told: 'Western civilization? An old bitch gone in the teeth,' And so people say, go to Israel. Because in Israel at least people are fighting. In Israel, they're fighting for something they believe in.

~ David Hare

The art of writing is the art of discovering what you believe.

~ David Hare

Poetry is the key to the hieroglyphics of nature.

~ David Hare

Thought is the wind and knowledge the sail.

~ David Hare