David Hare

b. 5 June 1947 · English playwright and screenwriter

David Hare is an English playwright, screenwriter, and director known for politically engaged works such as Plenty and Skylight. He adapted Michael Cunningham's novel The Hours for the 2002 film, writing the fictionalized Virginia Woolf's dialogue — including this line — himself.

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“You cannot find peace by avoiding life”

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