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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
A writer is a controlled schizophrenic.
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Control Perspective Writing
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
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
Progress is a set of assumptions.
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Assumption One Liner Progress
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
Audiences and, to a large extent, critics who want less from theater than it is possible for it to give. If everybody’s encouraged to want less, you’ll end up with less.
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Audience Criticism Encouragement End Theatre Yourself
I write to find out what I’m talking about.
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Finding Myself Talk Writing
Every monster was a man first.
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Man Monster One Liner
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
I think I was probably wondering, having looked at human beings for a long time, wondering if evolution ever took place. And I still have my doubts.
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Doubt Evolution Human Myself Place Thinking Time Wonder
Good writers define reality; bad ones merely restate it.
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Bad Definition Goodness Reality Writing
Dashed hopes and good intentions. Good, better, best, bested.
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Best Goodness Hope Intention
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
The only time I’ll get good reviews is if I kill myself.
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Goodness Kill Myself Review Time
Being different is interesting; there’s nothing implicitly inferior or superior about it. Great difference, of course, produces natural caution; and if the differences are too extreme well, then, reality tends to fade away.
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Different Fade Greatness Interesting Natural Production Reality

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