“It is a routine of mine to work right through the night, as I find the quiet hours between midnight and six in the morning most conducive to creation.”

Describing his preferred working hours for creative concentration · Interview / memoir entry

• Creativity
• Habit
• Work

“I am not a dramatic author; I am a maker of plays. I construct them as a carpenter constructs a table.”

Reflecting a pragmatic and disciplined craftsman approach to writing · Interview on theatrical craft

• Art
• Discipline
• Writing

“I know of no pleasure so lasting as that of having done a good turn to a fellow creature.”

Expressing the quiet satisfaction found in kindness toward others · Letter / personal paper

• Generosity
• Kindness
• Pleasure