Youre only yourself when no ones watching!

Difficulty creates the opportunity for self-reflection and compassion.

Every play I write is about love and distance. And time. And from that we can get things like history.

Each moment is perfect and heaven-sent, in that each moment holds the seeds for growth.

I don't consciously start writing a play that involves issues. After it's done, I sit back like everyone else and think about what it means.

I knew that I was learning one of the most important lessons of my life: that instead of waiting for the perfect opportunity, I should work toward a realization that every opportunity is perfect.

Quality is like quantity, but there's a lot less of it.

And as you walk yr road, as you live yr life, RELISH THE ROAD. And relish the fact that the road of yr life will probably be a windy road.

My father was in the Army and we moved around a lot, and one of my favorite places was the library.

The plays should have the half-life of plutonium.

I will blame no enemy that is a good man, nor yet praise a friend that is bad

If I replace the word God with the word nature, I am far more at ease with the whole religious enterprise.

Not once or twice in our rough island story, The path of duty was the way to glory.

What do you think this is, a f****** tea party? No you can't have a f****** glass of water, you can f****** wait like the rest of us.

You can always speak with great authority on how well you played today, but never on how you'll play tomorrow.

Changing a diaper is a lot like getting a present from your grandmother - you're not sure what you've got but you're pretty sure you're not going to like it.

Anyway, you know good and well it would be beyond the will of God, and the grace of the King

It was always my goal to 'up the ante' on good design and rye devoted much of my career to this

I suppose I'll be able to get a drink there... I told the stewardess liquor for three... Who are the other two?...Oh, there are no other two

Religion is the fear of God, and its demonstration good works; and faith is the root of both: For without faith we cannot please God; nor can we fear what we do not believe.