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> [So many American plays are about family. When you're in the first part of your life, you write about family a lot. I find with my absurdist plays that I was actually writing about my family, but so disguised I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-durang/so-many-american-plays-are-about-family-when-you-re-in-the-first-part/)

[Christopher Durang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-durang/)

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## More by Christopher Durang

> [It was before Vatican II and the liberalization of church doctrine. You weren't meant to eat meat on Friday in deference to Christ, who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-durang/it-was-before-vatican-ii-and-the-liberalization-of-church-doctrine/)

[Christopher Durang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-durang/)

> [Here is the key to existence. Are you listening? Here is the key to existence; when I tell you this you will know how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-durang/here-is-the-key-to-existence-are-you-listening-here-is-the-key-to/)

[Christopher Durang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-durang/)

> [In my 20s, I was more cynical/despairing (even though I still wrote comically), but I often sent audiences home with rather dark last moments.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-durang/in-my-20s-i-was-more-cynical-despairing-even-though-i-still-wrote/)

[Christopher Durang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-durang/)

> [The first several scenes are about sexual addiction. They're not specifically political at all. . . . I didn't sit down and think, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-durang/the-first-several-scenes-are-about-sexual-addiction-they-re-not/)

[Christopher Durang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-durang/)

> [Then in college I became obsessed with film, and wanted to be part of that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-durang/then-in-college-i-became-obsessed-with-film-and-wanted-to-be-part-of/)

[Christopher Durang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-durang/)

> [“No, I was just thinking about Chernobyl. That's like a scream from the universe warning us, but we're not paying any attention.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-durang/no-i-was-just-thinking-about-chernobyl-that-s-like-a-scream-from-the/)

[Christopher Durang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-durang/)

> [Unless you go through all the genuine angers you feel, both justified and unjustified, the feelings of love that you have will not have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-durang/unless-you-go-through-all-the-genuine-angers-you-feel-both-justified/)

[Christopher Durang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-durang/)

> [I write intuitively, and with most of my plays, I don't know what is always going to happen. This means I can sometimes go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-durang/i-write-intuitively-and-with-most-of-my-plays-i-don-t-know-what-is/)

[Christopher Durang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-durang/)

> [Laughter can bring a new perspective.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-durang/laughter-can-bring-a-new-perspective/)

[Christopher Durang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-durang/)

> [ “\[The Greeks\] went to the open-air theatre expecting the drama they saw to evoke terror and pity. Nowadays we have enough terror and pity… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-durang/the-greeks-went-to-the-open-air-theatre-expecting-the-drama-they-saw/)

[Christopher Durang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-durang/)

> [I never graduated to being an atheist. I only graduated to being an agnostic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-durang/i-never-graduated-to-being-an-atheist-i-only-graduated-to-being-an/)

[Christopher Durang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-durang/)

> [It is a sin to follow your horoscope because only God knows the future and He won't tell us. Also, we can tell horoscopes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-durang/it-is-a-sin-to-follow-your-horoscope-because-only-god-knows-the/)

[Christopher Durang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-durang/)

> [My parents didn't really know one another.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-durang/my-parents-didn-t-really-know-one-another/)

[Christopher Durang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-durang/)

> [I didn't have a teacher like Sister Mary Ignatius.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-durang/i-didn-t-have-a-teacher-like-sister-mary-ignatius/)

[Christopher Durang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-durang/)

> [On the one hand, I'm grateful to be hired and thrilled to be paid.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-durang/on-the-one-hand-i-m-grateful-to-be-hired-and-thrilled-to-be-paid/)

[Christopher Durang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-durang/)

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