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Conversations with Lillian Hellman

Conversations with Lillian Hellman is a compilation of in-depth interviews conducted with the influential American playwright and political figure Lillian Hellman. The book delves into her personal and professional life, exploring her experiences as a playwright, her political activism, and her relationships with other notable figures of her time. It provides a candid look at Hellman's thoughts and opinions on various subjects, including the arts, politics, and social issues. more

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Lillian Hellman
Lillian Hellman

Lillian Hellman was an American playwright and screenwriter, renowned for her dramatic works and political activism. Her plays frequently delved into themes of political intrigue and personal morality, making her a significant figure in American theater during the mid-20th century. more

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“We'd start slow, the way we always did, because the run, and the game, could go on for a while. Maybe even forever. That was the thing. You just never knew. Forever was so many different things. It was always changing, it was what everything was really all about. It was twenty minutes, or a hundred years, or just this instant, or any instant I wished would last and last. But there was only one truth about forever that really mattered, and that was this: it was happening. Right then, as I ran with Wes into that bright sun, and every moment afterwards. Look, there. Now. Now. Now.”