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Edward Albee Quotes

Sometimes it’s necessary to go a long distance out of the way in order to come back a short distance correctly Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Good writers define reality; bad ones merely restate it. A good writer turns fact into truth; a bad writer will, more often than not, accomplish the opposite Picture Quote #1

When a critic sets himself up as an arbiter of morality, a judge of the matter and not the manner of a work, he is no longer a critic; he is a censor Picture Quote #1

To write a play one must be born a playwright. Otherwise, you’re starting at a huge disadvantage Picture Quote #1

That’s the happiest moment. When it’s all done. When we stop. When we can stop Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

When you get old, you can’t talk to people because people snap at you... That’s why you become deaf, so you won’t be able to hear people talking to you that way Picture Quote #1

I find relatively little relationship between the work of art and the immediate critical response it gets Picture Quote #1

I’m not responsible for the commercialization. The people who produce the plays are responsible for it Picture Quote #1

Writing should be useful. If it can’t instruct people a little bit more about the responsibilities of consciousness there’s no point in doing it Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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A playwright has a responsibility in his society not to aid it, or comfort it, but to comment and criticize it Picture Quote #1

Well, when you write about people of a certain age... we are in a postsexual situation. If I write about younger people then I write sexually, because their drive is sexual. It depends upon the circumstances Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I think we should all live on the precipe of life, as fully and as dangerously as possible. Everyone should make the assumption that they’re going through life only once. Tomorrow we die. Why not take chances, extend yourself? How awful it is when a person comes to the end of life full of regret Picture Quote #1

I have learned that neither kindness or cruelty by themselves, or independent of each other, create any effect beyond themselves Picture Quote #1

Sometimes a person has to go a very long distance out of his way to come back a short distance correctly Picture Quote #1

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I think that’s foolishness on the part of the playwright to write about himself. People don’t know anything about themselves Picture Quote #1

Your source material is the people you know, not those you don’t know, every character is an extension of the author’s own personality Picture Quote #1

Q: Do you find quite a difference between the audience at large and the critics as a group? A: Well, one is a group of human beings, one is not Picture Quote #1

The arts are the only things that separate us from the other animals. The arts are not decorative... They are essential to our comprehension of consciousness and ourselves Picture Quote #1

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?! Picture Quote #1

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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 (Edward Albee Quotes) 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 (Edward Albee Quotes) Good writers define reality; bad ones merely restate it. A good writer turns fact into truth; a bad writer will, more often than not, accomplish the opposite (Edward Albee Quotes) When a critic sets himself up as an arbiter of morality, a judge of the matter and not the manner of a work, he is no longer a critic; he is a censor (Edward Albee Quotes) To write a play one must be born a playwright. Otherwise, you’re starting at a huge disadvantage (Edward Albee Quotes) That’s the happiest moment. When it’s all done. When we stop. When we can stop (Edward Albee Quotes) 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 (Edward Albee Quotes) When you get old, you can’t talk to people because people snap at you... That’s why you become deaf, so you won’t be able to hear people talking to you that way (Edward Albee Quotes) I find relatively little relationship between the work of art and the immediate critical response it gets (Edward Albee Quotes) I’m not responsible for the commercialization. The people who produce the plays are responsible for it (Edward Albee Quotes) Writing should be useful. If it can’t instruct people a little bit more about the responsibilities of consciousness there’s no point in doing it (Edward Albee Quotes) 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 (Edward Albee Quotes) A playwright has a responsibility in his society not to aid it, or comfort it, but to comment and criticize it (Edward Albee Quotes) Well, when you write about people of a certain age... we are in a postsexual situation. If I write about younger people then I write sexually, because their drive is sexual. It depends upon the circumstances (Edward Albee Quotes) 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 (Edward Albee Quotes) I think we should all live on the precipe of life, as fully and as dangerously as possible. Everyone should make the assumption that they’re going through life only once. Tomorrow we die. Why not take chances, extend yourself? How awful it is when a person comes to the end of life full of regret (Edward Albee Quotes) I have learned that neither kindness or cruelty by themselves, or independent of each other, create any effect beyond themselves (Edward Albee Quotes) Sometimes a person has to go a very long distance out of his way to come back a short distance correctly (Edward Albee Quotes) I think that’s foolishness on the part of the playwright to write about himself. People don’t know anything about themselves (Edward Albee Quotes) Your source material is the people you know, not those you don’t know, every character is an extension of the author’s own personality (Edward Albee Quotes) Q: Do you find quite a difference between the audience at large and the critics as a group? A: Well, one is a group of human beings, one is not (Edward Albee Quotes) The arts are the only things that separate us from the other animals. The arts are not decorative... They are essential to our comprehension of consciousness and ourselves (Edward Albee Quotes) 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?! (Edward Albee Quotes)

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