Progress is a set of assumptions.
EDWARD ALBEEWhen a play enters my consciousness, is already a fairly well-developed fetus. I don’t put down a word until the play seems ready to be written.
More Edward Albee Quotes
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Influence is a matter of selection – both acceptance and rejection.
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I don’t like symbolism that hits you over the head. A symbol should not be a cymbal.
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There are only two things to write about: life and death.
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Remember one thing about democracy. We can have anything we want and at the same time, we always end up with exactly what we deserve.
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When a play enters my consciousness, is already a fairly well-developed fetus. I don’t put down a word until the play seems ready to be written.
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Art has an obligation to offend.
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I am pleased and reassured by the fact that a lot of younger playwrights seem to pay me some attention and gain some nourishment from what I do.
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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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I write to find out what I’m talking about.
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The function of art is to bring people into greater touch with reality, and yet our movie houses and family rooms are jammed with people after as much reality-removal as they can get.
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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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Dashed hopes and good intentions. Good, better, best, bested.
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A play is fiction and fiction is fact distilled into truth.
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Death is release, if you’ve lived all right.
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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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