Betrayal Is The Only Truth That Sticks.

A Playwright... Is... The Litmus Paper Of The Arts. He's Got To Be, Because If He Isn't Working On The Same Wave Length As The Audience, No One Would Know What In Hell He Was Talking About.

The Crucible Became By Far My Most Frequently Produced Play, Both Abroad And At Home. Its Meaning Is Somewhat Different In Different Places And Moments. I Can Almost Tell What The Political Situation In A Country Is When The Play Is Suddenly A Hit There It Is Either A Warning Of Tyranny On The Way Or A Reminder Of Tyranny Just Past.

One Had The Right To Write Because Other People Needed News Of The Inner World, And If They Went Too Long Without Such News They Would Go Mad With The Chaos Of Their Lives.

Immortality Is Like Trying To Carve Your Initials In A Block Of Ice In The Middle Of July.

The Enemy Is Within, And Within Stays Within, And We Can't Get Out Of Within.