“Small, forthright words, used in the service of condensing experience, might have an idea buried in them as large as the most expansive work that wears its intellectualism on its sleeve. The unshed tears of the deeply felt are akin… — Sarah Ruhl Copy Share Image
“I hate parties. And a wedding is the biggest party of all. All the guests arrived and Orpheus is taking a shower. He's always… — Sarah Ruhl Copy Share Image
Have you ever been so melancholy, that you wanted to fit in the palm of your beloved's hand? And lie there, for fortnights, or… — Sarah Ruhl Copy Share Image
“the theater is one of the few places left in the bright and noisy world where we sit in the quiet dark together, to… — sarah ruhl Copy Share Image
I do think there's a relationship between a book and a reader that's more intimate, in many ways, than the relationship between an audience… — Sarah Ruhl Copy Share Image
“When you read a novel, it seems that everything is clear, trite and understandable. But when you yourself fall in love, you understand that… — Sarah Ruhl Copy Share Image
“When you snatch happiness in little bits, fits and starts, and lose it, like me, you become coarse, little by little, you become hateful.” — Sarah Ruhl Copy Share Image
Sitting down with younger women writers and saying, "This is what I do and you can do this" is hugely important. — Sarah Ruhl Copy Share Image
Attachment parenting is this theory that if you wear your baby around and you sleep with your baby and you breast-feed for a long… — Sarah Ruhl Copy Share Image
“Play itself is a primary process, not a luxury, not a hobby, but something all children must do to survive into adulthood.” — Sarah Ruhl Copy Share Image
“Orpheus never liked words. He had his music. He would get a funny look on his face and I would say what are you… — sarah ruhl Copy Share Image
“What silly little things sometimes take on meaning in life, suddenly, out of nowhere. And you know they're little nothings, and you laugh at… — Sarah Ruhl Copy Share Image
“Don't make a wall of glass between your play and the people watching. Don't forget they were once children, who enjoyed being read to,… — Sarah Ruhl Copy Share Image
Plays are architecture, and you can make them stand in many ways that are hard to describe. And, I think, in our limited ability… — Sarah Ruhl Copy Share Image
