I grew up at the piano, and I longed to write musicals.

People do think that if they avoid the truth, it might change to something better before they have to hear it.

Write about the thing that frightens you most.

At the heart of the failure of most plays is the inability to carry on a thoughtful conversation about your work with yourself.

Knowing is the most profound kind of love, giving someone the gift of knowledge about yourself.

People listen to music with cavemen ears: Is it a bird song or the call of a lion? The audience at a musical is dancing in their hearts.

When you fight something long enough, it becomes a center pole right in your life and you count on it to be there to fight with.