Creative Quotations from . . .
Maxwell Anderson
(1888-1959) born on Dec 15
US dramatist. "His plays include "Key Largo," 1939 and the Pulitzer-winning "Both Your House," 1933."
 
   
F
A dramatist is usually thought of as a slightly benighted child of nature who somehow or other did it all on a Ouija board.

R
"From the point of view of the playwright, then, the essence of a tragedy, or even of a serious play, is the spiritual awakening, or regeneration, of his hero."
A
"Truth's like a fire, and will burn through and be seen."
N
"If you practice an art, be proud of it and make it proud of you. It may break your heart but it will fill your heart before it breaks it; it will make you a person in your own right."
K
"There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on higher ground in that lifetime."


Published Sources for the above Quotations:
F: "In "The Speaker's Electronic Reference Collection," AApex Software, 1994."
R: "In "The Harper Book of Quotations," by Robert I. Fitzhenry, 1993."
A: "In "...As One Mad With Wine," by Elyse and Mike Sommer, 1991."
N: "In "NY Hearald Tribune," 7 Mar 1959."
K: "Referring to George Washington in his play "Valley Forge," act II, scene ii, 1937."



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