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A renowned American playwright, known for his profound social criticism and character development. His works include 'Death of a Salesman' and 'All My Sons'.

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Famous Arthur Miller Quotes

“I still feel-kind of temporary about myself.”

Feels Kind Art Stills Philosophy History Temporary

Book:Death of a Salesman

Source: Death of a Salesman

“The arts can do more to sustain the peace than all the wars, the armaments, and the threats and warnings of politicians.”

Art War Artist Can Do Politician Threat Warning Armament

Author:Arthur Miller

“The culture of the United States has flooded the world. It's the inevitable result of a powerful culture, art. We've got an instinctive touch when it comes to the popular mind because we've had no aristocracy. It is a democratic country. And we know without knowing it, without bothering to understand it, how to reach ordinary people, sometimes with the most vulgar, worthless junk on the face of the earth, but we know how to do it [laughter].”

“Theater is a very changeable art. It responds to the moment in history the way the newspaper does, and there's no predicting what to come up with next.”

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Author:Arthur Miller

“Playwriting is an oral art; it's not an art of a writer expecting to be read but a writer expecting to be heard.”

Art Heard Expecting Playwriting

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“When the guns roar, the arts die.”

Art Dies Gun

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“A playwright... is... the litmus paper of the arts. He's got to be, because if he isn't working on the same wave length as the audience, no one would know what in hell he was talking about.”

Ifs Knows Writing Art Talking Audience Hell Paper Theater Wave Length Playwright

Book:The Collected Essays of Arthur Miller

Source: The Collected Essays of Arthur Miller

“It is my art. I am better at it than I ever was. And I will do it as long as I can. When you reach a certain age you can slough off what is unnecessary and concentrate on what is. And why not?”

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“I think the job of the artist is to remind people of what they have chosen to forget.”

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Author:Arthur Miller

About the Author

Born: October 17, 1915
Died: February 10, 2005
Known for: Playwright
Quotes: 273

Books & Sources

The CrucibleRelated source material

The Collected Essays of Arthur MillerRelated source material

Death of a SalesmanRelated source material

Timebends: A LifeRelated source material

Miller Plays: 1: All My Sons; Death of a Salesman; The Crucible; A Memory of Two Mondays; A View from the BridgeRelated source material

The Penguin Arthur Miller: Collected Plays (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)Related source material

All My SonsRelated source material

After the FallRelated source material

Death of a Salesman: Certain Private Conversations in Two Acts and a RequiemRelated source material

Collected Essays: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)Related source material

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