John Patrick Shanley Quotes

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I am not a courageous person by nature. I have simply discovered that, at certain key moments in this life, you must find courage in yourself, in order to move forward and live. It is like a muscle and it must be exercised, first a little, and then more and more. All the really exciting things possible during the course of a lifetime require a little more courage than we currently have. A deep breath and a leap.

John Patrick Shanley

If I could, Sister James, I would certainly choose to live in innocence. But innocence can only be wisdom in a world without evil. Situations arise and we are confronted with wrongdoing and the need to act.

John Patrick Shanley

Doubt requires more courage than conviction does, and more energy; because conviction is a resting place and doubt is infinite – it is a passionate exercise. You may come out of my play uncertain. You may want to be sure. Look down on that feeling. We've got to learn to live with a full measure of uncertainty. There is no last word. That's the silence under the chatter of our time.

John Patrick Shanley

Dear god, whose name i do not know. thank you for my life. i forgot... how BIG... thank you. thank you for my life.

John Patrick Shanley

John Patrick Shanley

John Patrick Shanley

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Born: October 13, 1950 (age 75)

Bio: John Patrick Shanley is an American playwright, screenwriter, and theatre and film director. His play Doubt: A Parable won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama as well as the 2005 Tony Award for Best Play.

Known for:

Doubt: A Parable (2004)
Danny and the Deep Blue Sea (1983)
Savage in Limbo (1984)
Women of Manhattan (1986)
Storefront Church (2013)

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