“A dramatist is one who believes that the pure event, an action involving human beings, is more arresting than any comment that can be made upon it.”
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The best thing about animals is that they don't talk much.
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The theatre is supremely fitted to say: 'Behold! These things are.' Yet most dramatists employ it to say: 'This moral truth can be learned from beholding this action.'
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My advice to you is not to inquire why or whither, but just enjoy your ice cream while it's on your plate.
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Many who have spent a lifetime in it can tell us less of love than the child that lost a dog yesterday.
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