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Writing has got to be an act of discovery. Finding out things about what one is writing about.

Edward Albee

It always seems to me better to slough off the answer to a question that I consider to be a terrible invasion of privacy – the kind of privacy that a writer must keep for himself.
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Answer Better Himself Invasion Privacy Question Terrible Writing
People often ask me how long it takes me to write a play, and I tell them ‘all of my life.’
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Life Myself People Play Writing
A play is fiction and fiction is fact distilled into truth.
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Fact Fiction Play Truth
Dashed hopes and good intentions. Good, better, best, bested.
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Best Goodness Hope Intention
I suppose, writing a play is finding out what the play is.
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Finding Play Writing
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
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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Access Democracy Information People Point Public Stop Yourself
Creativity is magic. Don’t examine it too closely.
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Close Creativity Examination Magic
I have been both overpraised and under praised. I assume by the time I finish writing — and I plan to go on writing until I’m 90 or gaga it will all equal itself out.
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Equality Myself Praise Time Writing
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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Attention Fact Myself Nourishment Pay Play Please Reassurance Young
Few sensible authors are happy discussing the creative process–it is, after all, black magic.
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Author Black Creativity Discussion Magic Process
Musical beds is the faculty sport around here.
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Bed Music Sports
A lot interests me – but nothing surprises me particularly.
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Interest Myself Surprise
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
Martha: Truth or illusion, George; you don’t know the difference. George: No, but we must carry on as though we did. Martha: Amen.
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Carry Difference Illusion Truth Yourself
School curriculum that ignore the arts produce highly educated Barbarians.
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Education Ignorance Production School

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