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I don’t like symbolism that hits you over the head. A symbol should not be a cymbal.

Edward Albee

Sometimes it’s necessary to go a long distance out of the way in order to come back a short distance correctly.
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Correct Distance Necessary Order Time Way
When you get old, you can’t talk to people because people snap at you…. That’s why you become deaf, so you won’t be able to hear people talking to you that way.
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Old People Snap Talk Way Yourself
One has always got to be terribly careful, since the theater is made up of a whole bunch of prima donnas, not to let the distortions occur.
EDWARD ALBEE

Careful Prevent Terrible Theatre
Do you know what a playwright is? A playwright is someone who lets his guts hang out on the stage.
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Himself Play Stage
One must let the play happen to one; one must let the mind loose to respond as it will, to receive impressions, to sense rather than know, to gather rather than immediately understand.
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Lose Mindset Oneself Play Respond Understand
First, I’ll kill the dog with kindness, and if that doesn’t work, I’ll just kill him.
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Choice Dog Kill Kindness Method Myself
If you have no wounds, how can you know if you’re alive?
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Alive Life Wound Yourself
I write to find out what I’m talking about.
EDWARD ALBEE

Finding Myself Talk Writing
Sincerity doesn’t mean anything. A person can be sincere and be more destructive than a person who is insincere.
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Destruction Person Sincere
That’s the happiest moment. When it’s all done. When we stop. When we can stop.
EDWARD ALBEE

Happiness Moments Stop
Every monster was a man first.
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Man Monster One Liner
Few sensible authors are happy discussing the creative process–it is, after all, black magic.
EDWARD ALBEE

Author Black Creativity Discussion Magic Process
When people don’t like the way a play ends, they’re likely to blame the play.
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Blame End People Play Way
I think you remember everything, you just can’t bring it to mind all the time.
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Mindset Myself Remember Thinking Time Yourself
Good writers define reality; bad ones merely restate it.
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Bad Definition Goodness Reality Writing
Musical beds is the faculty sport around here.
EDWARD ALBEE

Bed Music Sports

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