“Who has not sat, afraid, before his heart's curtain?”

“Who has not sat before his own heart's curtain? It lifts: and the scenery is falling apart.”

“Wanted, a man who will not lose his individuality in a crowd, a man who has the courage of his convictions, who is not afraid to say "No," though all the world say "Yes.”

“Over the years I have forged intimate familial ties with these characters, who are reflections of a portion of myself. Consequently, even a character who appeared only once in a short story waits now in the wings, concealed by the curtain, for his next appearance on-stage. Not one of them has ever broken free of his familial ties with me and disappeared for ever - at least, not within the confines of my heart.”

“The joy in life is his who has the heart to demand it.”

“The joy of living is his who has the heart to demand it.”