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Belief is a moral act for which the believer is to be held responsible.
Cynicism is an unpleasant way of saying the truth.
Failure in the theater is more dramatic and uglier than any other form of writing. It costs so much, you feel so guilty.
God forgives those who invent what they need.
I cannot and will not cut my conscience to fit this year's fashion.... (more Lillian Hellman quotes)
| Six Plays by Lillian Hellman by Lillian Hellman | |
| Lillian Hellman: A Life with Foxes and Scoundrels by Deborah Martinson | |
| Ex-Friends: Falling Out with Allen Ginsberg, Lionel and Diana Trilling, Lillian Hellman, Hannah Arendt, and Norman Mailer by Norman Padhoretz |