First, I'll kill the dog with kindness, and if that doesn't work, I'll just kill him.

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.

Dashed hopes and good intentions. Good, better, best, bested.

The one living playwright I admire without any reservation whatsoever is Samuel Beckett. I have funny feelings about almost all the others.

Sincerity doesn't mean anything. A person can be sincere and be more destructive than a person who is insincere.

Musical beds is the faculty sport around here.

I suppose, writing a play is finding out what the play is.