Quotes from The Castle, Casablanca and many other films resonate

Ron Cerabona
December 12 2020 - 12:30am
A scene from The Castle. Picture: Roadshow
A scene from The Castle. Picture: Roadshow

One of the classic style admonitions is "Never use quotations. As D.H.Lawrence said, 'I hate quotations'." But quotations, references and allusions have long been a way to flaunt, or at least feign, erudition, showing off a knowledge (or more likely, smattering) of ancient Greek and Latin, Shakespeare, Dickens, et al.

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Ron Cerabona

Ron Cerabona

Arts reporter

As arts reporter I am interested in and cover a wide range of areas - film, visual art, theatre and music, among others - to tell readers about what's coming and happening in the vibrant and varied world of the arts in Canberra. Email: ron.cerabona@canberratimes.com.au

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