“If I see an ending, I can work backward.” — Arthur Miller Quote

“If I see an ending, I can work backward.”

“What is the most innocent place in any country? Is it not the insane asylum? These people drift through life truly innocent, unable to see into themselves at all.”

“Well, all the plays that I was trying to write were plays that would grab an audience by the throat and not release them, rather than presenting an emotion which you could observe and walk away from.”

“Maybe all one can do is hope to end up with the right regrets.”

“I think now that the great thing is not so much the formulation of an answer for myself, for the theater, or the play-but rather the most accurate possible statement of the problem.”

“A suicide kills two people, Maggie, that's what it's for!”

“Nothing ever comes to one, that is worth having, except as a result of hard work.”

“I used to tell the players that professional football is a part-time profession. I used to tell them it gets you ready for your life's work.”

“Today a minimum wage earner has to work a day and a half just to pay for a full tank of gas. That is simply shameful.”

“In journalism just one fact that is false prejudices the entire work. In contrast, in fiction one single fact that is true gives legitimacy to the entire work. That's the only difference, and it lies in the commitment of the writer. A novelist can do anything he wants so long as he makes people believe in it.”

“Find the autonomy in your work. Autonomy is key to feeling good about the work you do, no matter what kind of work it is.”

“Never lose the childlike wonder. Show gratitude... Don't complain; just work harder... Never give up.”