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What a word is truth. Slippery, tricky, unreliable. I tried in these books to tell the truth.

~Lillian Hellman

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I like people who refuse to speak until they are ready to speak.

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I cannot and will not cut my conscience to fit this year's fashion.

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It is a mark of many famous people that they cannot part with their brightest hour.

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Failure in the theater is more dramatic and uglier than any other form of writing. It costs so much, you feel so guilty.

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Cynicism is an unpleasant way of saying the truth.

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Belief is a moral act for which the believer is to be held responsible.

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If I had to give young writers advice, I would say don't listen to writers talking about writing or themselves.

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My father was often angry when I was most like him.

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It is not good to see people who have been pretending strength all their lives lose it even for a minute.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Dramatist

Born: June 20th, 1905

Died: June 30th, 1984

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