Caryl Churchill
Feminist innovator of Top Girls, Churchill's non-linear forms offered quotable critiques of patriarchy.
Quotes by Caryl Churchill
Laughter is the shortest distance between two people.
History repeats itself because no one was listening the first time.
Love without action is just a word.
Theatre heals what words alone cannot.
Power is not in the hands of the mighty, but in the voices of the many.
We live in a world of our own making.
Wit is the salt of conversation.
Life's greatest lessons come from failure.
Rebellion is the heartbeat of progress.
Art is the lie that tells the truth.
Time heals, but memory scars.
Feminism is the radical notion that women are people.
The soul is healed by being with children.
Chaos is the prelude to creation.
Money is the root of all evil, but poverty is its fertilizer.
Stories are how we make sense of the senseless.
Hope is the thing with feathers, but it can also draw blood.
Playwrights must challenge the status quo.
Identity is a fluid thing, like water.
The best revenge is massive success.