Edward Albee

Marriage is a series of desperate arguments, none of which can be proved.

Every artist is a cannibal, a thief.

I am a homosexual, hoot and all.

Theater is a collaborative art, but the playwright is the architect.

Illusions are dangerous. What if we didn't have any? What if we didn't want them? Then we would see one another where we are; and God help us.

I don't like to see plays that are predictable.

Life is a minor annoyance interrupted by moments of joy.

The American theater has been in a coma for too long.

We all have our illusions, and they keep us going.

Writing is a way of discovering what you don't know.

Humor is the great lubricant of life.

The family is the cradle of the world's misinformation.

I believe in the power of the word.

Plays are about people, not ideas.

Censorship is the enemy of art.

I am not interested in realism. I am interested in truth.

Theater should provoke, not pacify.

Love is the ultimate illusion.

Every play is a self-portrait.

Wit is educated insolence.