Writing has got to be an act of discovery. Finding out things about what one is writing about.
EDWARD ALBEEThe responsibility of the writer is to be a sort of demonic social critic — to present the world and people in it as he sees it and say, “Do you like it? If you don’t like it, change it.
More Edward Albee Quotes
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If you’re willing to fail interestingly, you tend to succeed interestingly.
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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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In a democracy you cannot stop public access to that art that will most misinform the people. You cannot stop people from being misinformed. But what you can do is to educate the people to the point that they will throw the rascals out.
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I am not interested in living in a city where there isn’t a production by Samuel Beckett running.
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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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Writing has got to be an act of discovery, I write to find out what I’m thinking about.
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Few sensible authors are happy discussing the creative process–it is, after all, black magic.
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I write to find out what I’m talking about.
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Art should never try to be popular.
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I created myself, and I’ll attack anybody I feel like.
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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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The only time I’ll get good reviews is if I kill myself.
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Why we are here is an impenetrable question.
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Sincerity doesn’t mean anything. A person can be sincere and be more destructive than a person who is insincere.
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First, I’ll kill the dog with kindness, and if that doesn’t work, I’ll just kill him.
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