Curial Myer Quotes & Sayings

Normally, we don't consider the audience in the genius equation. We assume that they are merely the passive recipients of the gifts that the genius bestows. They are much more than that, though. They are the appreciators of genius, and as art critic Clive Bell said, "The essential characteristic of a highly civilized society is not that it is creative but that it is appreciative." By that measure, Vienna was the most highly civilized society to grace the planet. Mozart — Eric Weiner

I've gotta believe that my managing tenure has come to an end here. — Don Cooper

I, too, am deeply concerned with an overarching idea that dramaturgs are now authors ... I am not taking the position that all dramaturgs own copyright, deserve special billing credit, or should receive remuneration akin to that of the playwright. I know from my ears at the Dramatists Guild that almost everyone a writer encounters has suggestions of how to write and rewrite the play or musical to make it work. — Dana Rosemary Scallon

had reached a new level, and anger and suspicion were my first reactions to the world around me. Burt's — Daniel Keyes

Rachel Henson stood facing him, immaculate in her uniform and ready for duty as always. She looked as though she had spent her whole life preparing for this very moment - she always did. — Peter James West

A man's moral sense must be unusually strong if slavery does not make him a thief. — Thomas Jefferson

Adolescence is the time to enlarge the natural sentiments of pity, friendship, and generosity, the time to develop an understanding of human nature and the varieties of human character, the time to gain insight into the strengths and weaknesses of all men and to study the history of mankind. — Louise J. Kaplan