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Eugene O'Neill: Obsessed by a...

Eugene O'Neill: Obsessed by a...

Obsessed by a fairy tale, we spend our lives searching for a magic door and a lost kingdom of...

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William Congreve: Tis well enough...

William Congreve: Tis well enough...

Tis well enough for a servant to be bred at an University. But the education is a little too pedantic for a...

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William Congreve: Invention flags, his...

William Congreve: Invention flags, his...

Invention flags, his brain goes muddy,
And black despair succeeds brown study.


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Beth Henley: There are probably...

Beth Henley: There are probably...

There are probably brilliant people, geniuses, alive today who don't even know how to say, Hello, how do you do?...

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Beth Henley: And all writing...

Beth Henley: And all writing...

And all writing is creating or spinning dreams for other people so they won't have to bother doing it...

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Edmond Rostand: A kiss, when...

Edmond Rostand: A kiss, when...

A kiss, when all is said, what is it? A rosy dot placed on the I in loving; Tis a secret told to the mouth instead of...

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George Farquhar: I believe they...

George Farquhar: I believe they...

I believe they talked of me, for they laughed consumedly.

Source: Scrub, in The...

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Eugene Ionesco: An avant-garde man...

Eugene Ionesco: An avant-garde man...

An avant-garde man is like an enemy inside a city he is bent on destroying, against which he rebels; for like any...

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George Farquhar: How a little...

George Farquhar: How a little...

How a little love and good company improves a woman!

Source: The Beaux' Stratagem,...

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Euripides: Much effort, much...

Euripides: Much effort, much...

Much effort, much prosperity.

Source: 'The Suppliant Women'
-- Euripides, (Sep...

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Euripides: Some wisdom you...

Euripides: Some wisdom you...

Some wisdom you must learn from one who's wise.

Source: In The Ultimate Success...

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Edward Albee: What people really...

Edward Albee: What people really...

What people really want in the theater is fantasy involvement and not reality involvement.

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John Vanbrugh: The want of...

John Vanbrugh: The want of...

The want of a thing is perplexing enough, but the possession of it is intolerable.

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John Vanbrugh: Good manners and...

John Vanbrugh: Good manners and...

Good manners and soft words have brought many a difficult thing to pass.

Source: In...

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Tennessee Williams: If the writing...

Tennessee Williams: If the writing...

If the writing is honest it cannot be separated from the man who wrote it.

Source:...

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Brendan Behan: New York is...

Brendan Behan: New York is...

New York is my Lourdes, where I go for spiritual refreshment . . . . a place where you're least likely to be bitten my...

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Zora Neale Hurston: I have a...

Zora Neale Hurston: I have a...

I have a strong suspicion . . . that much that passes for constant love is a golded-up moment walking in its...

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Zora Neale Hurston: Love, I find,...

Zora Neale Hurston: Love, I find,...

Love, I find, is like singing. Everybody can do enough to satisfy themselves, though it may not impress the neighbors...

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Zora Neale Hurston: When a man...

Zora Neale Hurston: When a man...

When a man keeps beating me to the draw mentally, he begins to get glamorous.

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George Bernard Shaw: He who can,...

George Bernard Shaw: He who can,...

He who can, does. He who cannot, teaches.

Source: Man and Superman, 'Maxims for...

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