What a word is truth. Slippery, tricky, unreliable. I tried in these books to tell the truth.
Lillian Hellmanas one grows older, one realizes how little one knows about any relationship, or even about oneself.
Lillian HellmanNobody knows what you want except you. And nobody will be as sorry as you if you don't get it. Wanting some other way to live is proof enough of deserving it. Having it is hard work, but not having it is sheer hell.
Lillian HellmanA theme is always necessary, a plain, simple, unadorned theme to confuse the ignorant.
Lillian HellmanI've always had great satisfaction out of writing the plays. I've not always had great satisfaction out of seeing them produced-although often I've had satisfaction there. When things go well in production, on opening there's no nicer feeling in the world-what could be nicer than watching an audience respond? You can't that from a book. It's a fine feeling to walk into the theater and see living people respond to something you've done.
Lillian Hellman