Primarily, I am a prose writer with axes to grind, and the theatre is a good place to do the grinding in. I prefer comedy to ‘serious’ drama because I believe one can get the ax sharper on the comedic stone.
GORE VIDALThe United States was founded by the brightest people in the country – and we haven’t seen them since.
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Obama just came swiftly out of nowhere, which was a relief to those of us who care about the Republic, and at first he seemed a very good thing.
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Envy is the central fact of American life.
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It is not enough to succeed. Others must fail.
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I hate nobody.
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Anybody who is stupid enough to want to be remembered deserves to be forgotten right now.
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A narcissist is someone better looking than you are.
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The truth about Pearl Harbour is obscured to this day. But it has been much studied.
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It’s odd to meet a rather elderly man who says, ‘I’ve been reading you all my life.’ It makes you feel a slight chill.
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TV news is not very instructive.
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I am not, at heart, a playwright.
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Gossip is conversation about people.
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In the writing of novels, there is the problem of how to shape a narrative.
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Both Marx and Christ agree that in this life, a right action is consideration for the welfare of others.
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Some writers take to drink, others take to audiences.
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Washington turned a blind eye to Al-Qaeda.
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