The aftermath of the war is what inspired us to write many of our plays. The whole reason for our writing Inherit the Wind was that we were appalled at the blacklisting. We were appalled at thought control.

I say that you cannot administer a wicked law impartially. You can only destroy. You can only punish. I warn you that a wicked law, like cholera, destroys everyone it touches - its upholders as well as its defiers.

If you're going to make a musical, don't cartoon it from the play. Make it better than the play. Have a reason for making it sing.

When you lose the power to laugh, you lose your power to think straight.

It's always such a joy that you wake up in the morning and there's work to do.

Thou shalt not steal the shekels of thine audience with a play which doth not let them know what the hell goeth on.

All experience helps when you write.