“The ancientest nobility being but a relic of time past, and the truest honour indeed being for a man to confer honour on himself.” Valuing self-made honour above inherited title · Dedication, The Duchess of Malfi Honour Nobility Self
“A great part of the grace of this, I confess, lay in action; yet can no action ever be gracious, where the decency of the language, and ingenious structure of the scene, arrive not to make up a perfect harmony.” Insisting that dramatic excellence requires the unity of language and structure with performance · Preface, To the Reader of The Devil's Law Case Craft Drama Harmony
