Those who formally rule take their signals and commands not from the electorate as a body, but from a small group of men. This group will be called the Establishment. It exists even though that existence is stoutly denied. It is one of the secrets of the American social order... A second secret is the fact that the existence of the Establishment - the ruling class - is not supposed to be discussed.

He's liked, but he's not well liked.

Oh,Elizabeth, your justice would freeze beer.

A child's spirit is like a child, you can never catch it by running after it; you must stand still, and, for love, it will soon itself come back.

Great drama is great questions or it is nothing but technique. I could not imagine a theater worth my time that did not want to change the world.

I'm the end of the line; absurd and appalling as it may seem, serious New York theater has died in my lifetime.

It is my art. I am better at it than I ever was. And I will do it as long as I can. When you reach a certain age you can slough off what is unnecessary and concentrate on what is. And why not?