You are an over-excited little man, with a need for self-expression far beyond the scope of your natural gifts. This is not discreditable. Neither does it make you an artist.

My whole life is waiting for the questions to which I have prepared answers.

Since we cannot hope for order, let us withdraw with style from the chaos.

Theater is still a medium which attracts young writers. You'd think that it would be all over by now, with television and film. But it's not.

We are tied down to a language which makes up in obscurity what it lacks in style.

I don't really have a system or set of principles. It's kind of common sense mixed up with instinct.

As a playwright, you can cover a lot of waterfront without being able to hold your own against an expert in any of those areas. I have no illusions about that.