Either we have hope within us or we don't It is a dimension of the soul, and is not essentially dependent on some particular observation of the World or observation of the situation. Hope is not prognostication. It is an orientation of the spirit, an orientation of the heart.

Evil must be confronted in its womb, and, if it can't be done otherwise, then it has to be dealt with by the use of force.

The real test of a man is not when he plays the role that he wants for himself but when he plays the role destiny has for him.

By perceiving ourselves as part of the river, we take responsibility for the river as a whole.

The attempt to devote oneself to literature alone is a most deceptive thing, and ... often, paradoxically, it is literature that suffers for it.

Speaking about myself, I've been pleasantly surprised that my older plays are still being performed. Most important is that they still have something to say to today's audience, in particular the young people who enjoy my plays. That's the best I could hope for, that the plays aren't single-use products of one era.

Ownership is not a vice, not something to be ashamed of, but rather a commitment, and an instrument by which the general good can be served.