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From what I could tell, his tastes ran mostly to stories of neurotic white guys lamenting their self-inflicted tragedies while the women and people of color dealt with real problems somewhere off stage.
Who needed the obvious charms of June when you could have the burnished richness of autumn?
“No. It’s just an anecdote. About sisters.”
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You go your whole life thinking you know exactly which kind of character you are. Virtuous. Loyal. Full of integrity. Brave if the situation calls for it, which hopefully isn’t too often. The hero, not the villain. But what if the bad guys feel the same way? Maybe they aren’t sitting around cackling evilly and twirling their mustaches; they just cut themselves too much slack when it comes to doing what they want.
There could be different types of friendship, and different stages within each one. Deep bonds of loyalty and affection, or ties that have more to do with convenience.
Because it’s okay to want things that aren’t the things you think people want you to want.”
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The twins said this was one of their favorite moments of any production: the dividing line between regular life and the heightened reality of the stage, when everyone held their breath, balanced on the knife-edge of anticipation.
