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> [But my relief that David Auburn's Proof is less about its ballyhooed higher mathematics than the fragility of life and love was matched by my delight in his fine and tender play. (...) Proof surprises us with its aliveness and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-heilpern/but-my-relief-that-david-auburn-s-proof-is-less-about-its-ballyhooed/)

[John Heilpern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-heilpern/)

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## More by John Heilpern

> [I have actually seen people contemplate their navels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-heilpern/i-have-actually-seen-people-contemplate-their-navels/)

[John Heilpern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-heilpern/)

> [He left the self-conscious literary demimonde of New York for the quiet infidelities of New England.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-heilpern/he-left-the-self-conscious-literary-demimonde-of-new-york-for-the/)

[John Heilpern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-heilpern/)

> [The most famous living artist in America is Andy Warhol, unfortunately.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-heilpern/the-most-famous-living-artist-in-america-is-andy-warhol-unfortunately/)

[John Heilpern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-heilpern/)

> [A cat actually thinks visibly. If you watch him jump on a shelf, the wish to jump and the action of jumping are one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-heilpern/a-cat-actually-thinks-visibly-if-you-watch-him-jump-on-a-shelf-the/)

[John Heilpern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-heilpern/)

> [But my relief that David Auburn's Proof is less about its ballyhooed higher mathematics than the fragility of life and love was matched by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-heilpern/but-my-relief-that-david-auburn-s-proof-is-less-about-its-ballyhooed/)

[John Heilpern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-heilpern/)

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