Art and science work in quite different ways: agreed. But, bad as it may sound, I have to admit that I cannot get along as an artist without the use of one or two sciences. ... In my view, the great and complicated things that go on in the world cannot be adequately recognized by people who do not use every possible aid to understanding.

Poverty makes you sad as well as wise.

Boy Meets Girl, So What?

It is not enough to demand insight and informative images of reality from the theater. Our theater must stimulate a desire for understanding, a delight in changing reality.

There are a few things that'll move people to pity, a few, but the trouble is, when they've been used several times, they no longer work.

I'm in good form, taking no interest in things, neglecting clothes, meals, company, and feeling calm and stable as I write.

The finest plans have always been spoiled by the littleness of them that should carry them out. Even emperors can't do it all by themselves.