"Sometimes it's necessary to go a long distance out of the way in order to come back a short distance correctly."

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Source : Edward Albee (2011). “At Home at the Zoo: Homelife and the Zoo Story”, p.63, The Overlook Press

Edward Albee

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“I love the lambs, not the sheep.”
“No big deal. We all have blood in us, the trick is keeping it inside.”
“A charming woman... doesn't follow the crowd. She is herself.”
“What happens in New York affects national policy in very significant ways.”
“Even though Chinese society was really closed, there were two windows for me to explore the world. One was from my mother and grandmother, the unseen and invisible world. Another window was brought from my father's side, those classic and Western books.”
“Gender, race, ethnicity â€“ these are all morally neutral. But homosexuality is â€“ involves voluntary sexual conduct with serious public health, social, sociological implications. Itâ€™s not irrational to discriminate on that basis.”
“It has often struck me that the relation of two important members of the social body to one another has never been sufficiently considered, or treated of, so far as I know, either by the philosopher or the poet.”

Source : James Payn (1882). “Sammlung”
“Just think about it," he said softly. "You can do practically anything. You can have practically everything. And none of it will keep you from being alone." "Shut up shut up...Everybody's alone." He nodded. "But some people learn how to live with it.”

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