Proper Function

Famous quotes containing the words proper function, proper and/or function:

    “Never trust the artist. Trust the tale. The proper function of the critic is to save the tale from the artist who created it.”
    —D.H. (David Herbert)

    “Our deeds disguise us. People need endless time to try on their deeds, until each knows the proper deeds for him to do. But every day, every hour, rushes by. There is no time.”
    —Haniel Long (1888–1956)

    “The function of the actor is to make the audience imagine for the moment that real things are happening to real people.”
    —George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950)