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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

“What victory would the Devil have to win a soul already bad? It is the best the Devil wants, and who is better than the minister." - Rev. John Hale”

Soul Victory Devil The Devil Minister Arthur Miller The Crucible John Hale

Book:The Crucible

Source: The Crucible

“Fear, like love, is difficult to explain after it has subsided, probably because it draws away the veils of illusion as it disappears.”

Love Fear Illusion Arthur Miller

Author:Arthur Miller

“I made a gift for you, Good Proctor. I had to sit long hours in a chair, and passed the time with sewing." - Mary Warren”

Gift Sewing Arthur Miller The Crucible Proctor Elizabeth Proctor Good Proctor Goody Proctor Mary Warren

Book:The Crucible

Source: The Crucible

“I am not a dime a dozen! I am Willy Loman, and you are Biff Loman!”

Arthur Miller Death Of A Salesman Willy Loman

Book:Death of a Salesman

Source: Death of a Salesman

“But then, it’s what I always wanted. My own apartment, a car, and plenty of women. And still, goddammit, I’m lonely.”

Arthur Miller Death Of A Salesman

Book:Death of a Salesman

Source: Death of a Salesman

“It seemed forever before someone remembered to applaud, and then there was no end to it.”

Arthur Miller Timebends Death Of A Salesman

Author:Arthur Miller

“cleave not to faith when faith brings blood." - Rev. John Hale”

God Faith Arthur Miller The Crucible John Hale

Book:The Crucible

Source: The Crucible

“Was there any love here? When he needed her, she vomited. And when you needed him, he laughed. What was unbearable is not that it fell apart, it was that there was never anything here.”

Play Arthur Miller The Price

Book:The Price

Source: The Price

“It's a fantasy, Victor. Your father was penniless and your brother a son of a bitch, and you play no part at all. I said to ask him because you could see in front of your face that he had some money. You knew it then and you certainly know it now.”

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Author:Arthur Miller

“I had striven all my life to win this night, and it was here, and I was this celebrated man who had amazingly little to do with me, or I with him.”

Identity Arthur Miller Timebends

Author:Arthur Miller

“My dreams of many years had simply become too damned real, and the reality was less than the dream and lacked all dedication.”

Reality Dreams Arthur Miller Timebends

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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