Of the things which nourish the imagination, humour is one of the most needful, and it is dangerous to limit or destroy it. -John Millington Synge Imagination
There is no language like the Irish for soothing and quieting. -John Millington Synge Saintpatricksday
Every article on these islands has an almost personal character, which gives this simple life, where all art is unknown, something of the artistic beauty of medieval life. -John Millington Synge Beauty
The general knowledge of time on the island depends, curiously enough, on the direction of the wind. -John Millington Synge Knowledge