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You may dislike the intention enormously but your judgment of the artistic merit of the work must not be based on your view of what it's about. The work of art must be judged by how well it succeeds in its intention.
Edward Albee
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Edward Albee
Age: 88 †
Born: 1928
Born: March 12
Died: 2016
Died: September 16
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Edward Franklin Albee III
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People often ask me how long it takes me to write a play, and I tell them 'all of my life.'
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I think you remember everything ... you just can't bring it to mind all the time.
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Some things that make sense to me don't make the same degree of sense to other people.
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The only time I'll get good reviews is if I kill myself.
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