Arthur Miller

Film & Theater USA 1915 – 2005 100 quotes

Author of Death of a Salesman, Miller's works offered profound, quotable insights into the American Dream and moral dilemmas.

Quotes by Arthur Miller

The only thing that is truly tragic is the loss of hope.

After the Fall 1964

The only thing that is truly evil is indifference.

After the Fall 1964

The only thing that is truly good is kindness.

After the Fall 1964

The only thing that is truly important is to make a difference.

After the Fall 1964

The only thing that is truly valuable is time.

After the Fall 1964

The only thing that is truly free is the human spirit.

After the Fall 1964

The only thing that is truly infinite is the human imagination.

After the Fall 1964

The only thing that is truly eternal is love.

After the Fall 1964

The only thing that is truly sacred is life.

After the Fall 1964

The only thing that is truly miraculous is the human spirit.

After the Fall 1964

A small man can be just as exhausted after a day's work as a great man.

Death of a Salesman (play) 1949

The woods are burning, boys, the woods are burning!

Death of a Salesman (play) 1949

I am not a dime a dozen! I am Willy Loman!

Death of a Salesman (play) 1949

He's liked, but he's not well liked.

Death of a Salesman (play) 1949

Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life!

The Crucible (play) 1953

I speak my own sins; I cannot judge another. I have no tongue for it.

The Crucible (play) 1953

We are what we always were.

The Crucible (play) 1953

The Devil is precise; the marks of his presence are definite as stone.

The Crucible (play) 1953

Life, friends, is boring. We must not say so. After all, the sky flashes, the great sea yearns.

After the Fall (play) 1964

An era can be considered over when its basic illusions have been exhausted.

The Misfits (screenplay) 1961