Sometimes I'll ask the book writer to write a monologue, not to be performed, just as if they were notes for the character.
Stephen SondheimThey wanted me to be a concert pianist, because I had a very good right hand, but my left hand's terrible and I hated performing.
Stephen SondheimLet the moment go. . . . Don't forget it for a moment, though. Just remembering you've had an "and" when you're back to "or" makes the "or" mean more than it did before. . . . Now I understand! And it's time to leave the woods.
Stephen Sondheim