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“Lists are anti-democratic, discriminatory, elitist, and sometimes the print is too small.”

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“Vanda (as Dunayev): When she becomes herself--an individual. Thomas (as Kushemski): you only say that because you yourself are so individual. Vanda (as Dunayev):…

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I admire pop songs that are perfect at three minutes.

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All reviews should carry a Surgeon General's warning. The good ones turn your head, the bad ones break your heart.

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With my plays, when the lights go down, at least the audience isn't thinking, 'Oh, God, two more hours of this.

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