I Speak My Own Sins;

The Crucible Became By Far My Most Frequently Produced Play, Both Abroad And At Home. Its Meaning Is Somewhat Different In Different Places And Moments. I Can Almost Tell What The Political Situation In A Country Is When The Play Is Suddenly A Hit There It Is Either A Warning Of Tyranny On The Way Or A Reminder Of Tyranny Just Past.

By Whatever Means It Is Accomplished, The Prime Business Of A Play Is To Arouse The Passions Of Its Audience So That By The Route Of Passion May Be Opened Up New Relationships Between A Man And Men, And Between Men And Man. Drama Is Akin To The Other Inventions Of Man In That It Ought To Help Us To Know More, And Not Merely To Spend Our Feelings.

And Yet One Can't Forever Stand On The Shore; At Some Point, Even If Filled With Indecision, Skepticism, Reservation And Doubt, You Either Jump In Or Concede That Life Is Forever Elsewhere.

Above All Else, Tragedy Requires The Finest Appreciation By The Writer Of Cause And Effect.

I Cannot Sleep For Dreaming; I Cannot Dream But I Wake And Walk About The House As Though I'd Find You Coming Through Some Door.