The world is always ending; the exact date depends on when you came into it.

That is a very good question. I don't know the answer. But can you tell me the name of a classical Greek shoemaker?

A doctor could make a million dollars if he could figure out a way to bring a boy into the world without a trigger finger.

Glamour, that trans-human aura or power to attract imitation, is a kind of vessel into which dreams are poured, and some vessels are simply worthier than others... A beautiful woman can turn heads but real glamour has a deeper pull... Glamour is the power to rearrange people's emotions, which, in effect, is the power to control one's environment.

The famous are balloons far up in the sky, to be envied for their quiet freedom or shot down as enemies.

My plays are always involved with society, but I'm writing about people, too, and it's clear over the years that audiences understand them and care about them. The political landscape changes, the issues change, but the people are still there. People don't really change that much.

Pop, I'm nothing! I'm nothing, Pop. Can't you understand that? There's no spite in it any more. I'm just what I am, that's all.