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That’s the happiest moment. When it’s all done. When we stop. When we can stop.

Edward Albee

Maybe it’s a little more pertinent now since the whole concept of evolution is being questioned by the know-nothing Republican right. Yes, maybe the play’s a little more pertinent now.
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Concept Evolution Play Question
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
Influence is a matter of selection – both acceptance and rejection.
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Acceptance Influence Rejection Religion Selection
There are only two things to write about: life and death.
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Death Life Poet Writing
I am sick of the disparity between things as they are and as they should be. I’m tired.I’m tired of the truth and I’m tired of lying about the truth.
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Lying Myself Sick Tired Truth
If you’re willing to fail interestingly, you tend to succeed interestingly.
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Failure Inspirational Success Willing Yourself
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
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
There are always going to be more actors than anybody can ever use.
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Actor Population
Very few people who met my adoptive mother in the last 20 years of her life could abide her, while many people who have seen my play find her fascinating. Heavens, what have I done?!
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Adoption Fascinate Mom Myself People Play
Martha: Oh, I like your anger. I think that’s what I like about you most. Your anger.
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Angry Myself Thinking Yourself
American critics are like American universities. They both have dull and half-dead faculties.
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Criticism Death Facility
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.
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Careful Prevent Terrible Theatre
I created myself, and I’ll attack anybody I feel like.
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Attack Creation Feeling Myself
Good writers define reality; bad ones merely restate it.
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Bad Definition Goodness Reality Writing
I have learned that neither kindness or cruelty by themselves, or independent of each other, create any effect beyond themselves.
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Beyond Creation Cruelty Effect Independent Kindness Learning Myself

That’s the happiest moment. When it’s all done. When we stop. When we can stop.

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