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David Henry Hwang Quotes

With a musical, you kind of have to do a mind-meld with the book-writer, the lyricist, the composer, the director - sometimes the producer. I think that's a reason why musicals are the hardest form.

David Henry Hwang

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: playwright
Nationality: american
Birth: August 11, 1957

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It is over with; I am in the history books.

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Daya

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With a film, I do my best to understand the author's intentions and try to bring the characters to life.

Bruce Beresford

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A recluse without books and ink is already in life a dead man.

Alfred Nobel

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If trustees feel it is in their charity's interest to pay high salaries to attract talented people, then they should have the courage of their conviction and explain their decisions publicly.

William Shawcross

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I went straight from the Marine Corps to the MFA. The way that you would express things among Marines is somewhat different than the way you're supposed to express things in a creative-writing workshop.

Phil Klay

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It's unnatural to believe death usually has a beauty and a concordance and is usually a coming together of your life's work. It leads to frustration for the patient. And it leaves grieving families convinced they did something wrong.

Sherwin B. Nuland

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