"I have been both overpraised and underpraised. I assume by the time I finish writing — and I plan to go on writing until I'm 90 or gaga — it will all equal itself out... You can't involve yourself with the vicissitudes of fashion or critical response. I'm fairly confident that my work is going to be around for a while. I am pleased and reassured by the fact that a lot of younger playwrights seem to pay me some attention and gain some nourishment from what I do."

"'I don’t know, it seems weird to be making this much money and asking people to donate money,' It seemed un…"

"Muhammadan law in its relation to women, is a pattern to European law. Look back to the history of Islam, a…"

"There were abuses, many of them. I do not pretend to defend these abuses. There were kind masters and cruel…"

"You see, Wendy, when the first baby laughed for the first time, its laugh broke into a thousand pieces, and…"

"Custom may lead a man into many errors; but it justifies none."

"There is patently no legitimate overriding purpose independent of invidious racial discrimination which jus…"