Writing can give full meaning to characters and avoid pure stereotype.

My grandmother had the most dramatic effect on my life because she set me in one direction, and I had to go back the other direction for my sanity, and for my ability to be a social human being.

People who lusted after Marilyn Monroe had no idea she stuttered. It is the secret of her sexiness, actually.

One of the hardest things in life is having words in your heart that you can't utter.

You weren't going to the theatre to change the world, but you had a chance to affect the world, the thinking and the feelings of the world.

So in my junior year, I switched to the drama department.

Ray, people will come Ray. They'll come to Iowa for reasons they can't even fathom. They'll turn up your driveway not knowing for sure why they're doing it. They'll arrive at your door as innocent as children, longing for the past. Of course, we won't mind if you look around, you'll say. It's only $20 per person. They'll pass over the money without even thinking about it: for it is money they have and peace they lack.