Author: Marsha Norman

Quotes

People do think that if they avoid the truth, it might change to something better before they have to hear it.

People do think that if they avoid the truth, it might change to something better before they have to hear it.

- Marsha Norman

Music expresses longing and love and joy better than any piece of dialogue you can ever write.

Music expresses longing and love and joy better than any piece of dialogue you can ever write.

- Marsha Norman

If I had not had music in my life, I would be the neurasthenic vision of the playwright.

If I had not had music in my life, I would be the neurasthenic vision of the playwright.

- Marsha Norman

Dreams are illustrations from the book your soul is writing about you.

Dreams are illustrations from the book your soul is writing about you.

- Marsha Norman

At the heart of the failure of most plays is the inability to carry on a thoughtful conversation about your work with yourself.

At the heart of the failure of most plays is the inability to carry on a thoughtful conversation about your work with yourself.

- Marsha Norman

People listen to music with cavemen ears: Is it a bird song or the call of a lion? The audience at a musical is dancing in their hearts.

People listen to music with cavemen ears: Is it a bird song or the call of a lion? The audience at a musical is dancing in their hearts.

- Marsha Norman

Knowing is the most profound kind of love, giving someone the gift of knowledge about yourself.

Knowing is the most profound kind of love, giving someone the gift of knowledge about yourself.

- Marsha Norman

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