“I believe when you bring, say, a plant into a room, everything in that room changes in relation to it. This tension - tension is the only word for it - can be painted.” BelieveI BelieveRoomsRelationPlantTension Book:PS -- of Course: Patrick Swift, 1927-1983 Source: PS -- of Course: Patrick Swift, 1927-1983
“If you want to get an audience quiet, just say "abortion" and everybody shuts up and the tension in the room is spectacular.” IfsWantRoomsAudienceQuietTensionAbortionShut UpSpectacular Author:Lewis Black
“One of the tricks to writing great plays is to get people in a room together and not let them leave. You want the tension to escalate. Keeping them there is the hardest part, so you have to take away any excuse for them to leave.” PeopleWantWritingPlayTogetherRoomsExcuseTricksHardestTension Author:Adam Rapp
“I like energy. I like to feel it cracklin', I like sexual energy in a room, and I like tension.” FeelsEnergyRoomsTension Author:Patti Smith