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

Edward Albee

It is a lazy public which promotes a slothful and irresponsible theater.
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Promote Public Responsibility Theatre
I created myself, and I’ll attack anybody I feel like.
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Attack Creation Feeling Myself
That’s the happiest moment. When it’s all done. When we stop. When we can stop.
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Happiness Moments Stop
You’re alive only once, as far as we know, and what could be worse than getting to the end of your life and realizing you hadn’t lived it?
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Alive End Life Live Realization Worst Yourself
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
The only time I’ll get good reviews is if I kill myself.
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Goodness Kill Myself Review Time
I don’t feel that catharsis in a play necessarily takes place during the course of a play. Often it should take place afterward.
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Feeling Myself Necessary Place Play
Influence is a matter of selection – both acceptance and rejection.
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Acceptance Influence Rejection Religion Selection
A writer is a controlled schizophrenic.
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Control Perspective 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
The most profound indication of social malignancy no sense of humor. None of the monoliths could take a joke.
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Humor Joke Social
All serious art is being destroyed by commerce. Most people don’t want art to be disturbing. They want it to be escapist. I don’t think art should be escapist. That’s a waste of time.
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Art Commerce Destroy Disturbance Escape People Serious Wasted Time
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
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
Why we are here is an impenetrable question.
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Philosophy Question
Dashed hopes and good intentions. Good, better, best, bested.
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Best Goodness Hope Intention

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