The Human Nature of Playwriting Quotes

“Writing is revealing yourself, not concealing yourself. Revealing yourself does not necessarily mean exhibiting yourself.”
― Samson Raphaelson, The Human Nature of Playwriting

“Personally, I’d prefer trouble—you learn more. ... Well, we’ll see.”
― Samson Raphaelson, The Human Nature of Playwriting

“to me is not the capacity to invent what is not there but the capacity to see and develop what is there. Merton”
― Samson Raphaelson, The Human Nature of Playwriting

“Writing is personal, or it’s nothing.”
― Samson Raphaelson, The Human Nature of Playwriting

“By emotion I mean a hunger, a desire, something burning under that character, humming and beating like a motor, sending him forward. Tom”
― Samson Raphaelson, The Human Nature of Playwriting

“to me is not the capacity to invent what is not there but the capacity to see and develop what is there.”
― Samson Raphaelson, The Human Nature of Playwriting

“If you want to get yourself into a piece of creative writing, try making yourself a bit of a heel—it may ring true.”
― Samson Raphaelson, The Human Nature of Playwriting