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title: "1 Kind Nightmare Quotes By Arthur Miller"
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> [The play is really a kind of nightmare. It ought to flow rapidly and effortlessly from one moment to another. In London, we had difficulty with the set, which required too much effort to move around. Having gotten the benefit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-miller/the-play-is-really-a-kind-of-nightmare-it-ought-to-flow-rapidly-and/)

[Arthur Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-miller/)

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## More by Arthur Miller

> [If a person measures his spiritual fulfillment in terms of cosmic visions, surpassing peace of mind, or ecstasy, then he is not likely to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-miller/if-a-person-measures-his-spiritual-fulfillment-in-terms-of-cosmic/)

[Arthur Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-miller/)

> [“If you can fall in love again and again, if you can forgive your parents for the crime of bringing you into the world,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-miller/if-you-can-fall-in-love-again-and-again-if-you-can-forgive-your/)

[Arthur Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-miller/)

> [The wedding of Christianity or Judaism with nationalism is lethal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-miller/the-wedding-of-christianity-or-judaism-with-nationalism-is-lethal/)

[Arthur Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-miller/)

> [“I know what's wrong with me - I could never stand still for death! Which you've got to do by a certain age, or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-miller/i-know-what-s-wrong-with-me-i-could-never-stand-still-for-death-which/)

[Arthur Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-miller/)

> [You cannot catch a child's spirit by running after it; you must stand still and for love it will soon itself return.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-miller/you-cannot-catch-a-child-s-spirit-by-running-after-it-you-must-stand/)

[Arthur Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-miller/)

> [ “(Looking at the letter in his hand) Then what is this if it isn’t telling me? Sure, \[Larry\] was my son. But I think… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-miller/looking-at-the-letter-in-his-hand-then-what-is-this-if-it-isn-t/)

[Arthur Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-miller/)

> [The two greatest plays ever written were Hamlet and Oedipus Rex, and they're both about father-son relationships.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-miller/the-two-greatest-plays-ever-written-were-hamlet-and-oedipus-rex-and/)

[Arthur Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-miller/)

> [A character is defined by the kinds of challenges he cannot walk away from. And by those he has walked away from that cause…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-miller/a-character-is-defined-by-the-kinds-of-challenges-he-cannot-walk-away/)

[Arthur Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-miller/)

> [Everybody likes a kidder, but nobody lends him money.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-miller/everybody-likes-a-kidder-but-nobody-lends-him-money/)

[Arthur Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-miller/)

> [The American Dream is the largely unacknowledged screen in front of which all American writing plays itself out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-miller/the-american-dream-is-the-largely-unacknowledged-screen-in-front-of/)

[Arthur Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-miller/)

> [“When it is recalled that until the Christian era the underworld was never regardded as a hostile area, that all gods were useful and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-miller/when-it-is-recalled-that-until-the-christian-era-the-underworld-was/)

[Arthur Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-miller/)

> [“Elizabeth, with great fear: I will fear nothing.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-miller/elizabeth-with-great-fear-i-will-fear-nothing/)

[Arthur Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-miller/)

> [I know you're no worse than most men but I thought you were better. I never saw you as a man. I saw you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-miller/i-know-you-re-no-worse-than-most-men-but-i-thought-you-were-better-i/)

[Arthur Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-miller/)

> [The best of our theater is standing on tiptoe, striving to see over the shoulders of father and mother. The worst is exploiting and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-miller/the-best-of-our-theater-is-standing-on-tiptoe-striving-to-see-over/)

[Arthur Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-miller/)

> [“I only ask you one thing- don't trust nobody”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-miller/i-only-ask-you-one-thing-don-t-trust-nobody/)

[Arthur Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-miller/)

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